Will someone please translate this to English?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the translation of a phrase believed to be in Italian, which was posted in response to a participant on another forum. The participants are attempting to decipher the meaning of the phrase and explore its linguistic validity.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests the phrase translates to "the greatest engineer in the mathematical universe," though they express uncertainty about their Italian skills.
  • Another participant humorously speculates that the phrase might relate to ducks.
  • Some participants question whether the phrase is even a legitimate language, suggesting it might be nonsensical or poorly constructed.
  • A participant mentions that context might help clarify the meaning and requests a link to the original forum post.
  • One participant asserts that the translation is "the fattest mathematical engineer in the university," implying a humorous intent behind the original phrase.
  • Another participant comments that the original question posed was confrontational and nonsensical, suggesting that the responses were warranted.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that the phrase may not be a legitimate language, but there are multiple competing interpretations of its meaning and intent. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the true nature of the phrase.

Contextual Notes

Some participants express uncertainty about the spelling and word choice in the original phrase, indicating potential errors that complicate translation efforts.

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Hello,

I believe this might be some Italian? Someone posted a reply to me on a another forum and I don't have a clue what it says. I do for a fact it is not Spanish. I know that 100%. My first guess was Spanish so I have asked a friend cause she knows Spanish and she was not sure what it said so it's not Spanish..

"El Grandissimo Engenierio de Mathematico De Universio."
 
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Complete guess but: the greatest engineer in the mathematical universe?

I don't speak Italian btw.
 
Schrödinger's Dog said:
Complete guess but: the greatest engineer in the mathematical universe?
I guess... maybe...
I thought that it had something to do with ducks.
 
Danger said:
I guess... maybe...
I thought that it had something to do with ducks.

Possibly?
 
I'm not even sure that's a language. Might just be trying to look like one.
 
matthyaouw said:
I'm not even sure that's a language. Might just be trying to look like one.


That's what someone told me also. She tried to translate it and she told me they either spelled it wrong or miss words or possibly making an ass out of them selfs.

I agree I miss words that where some people ask me is English my first language. It is my first and the only language I know. The reason why I miss words is cause I am in a rush to make a thread or reply to my thread.
 
I don't think its a language either.

Perhaps if we knew the context, we could have more of a guess. Do you have a link to the other forum?
 
cristo said:
I don't think its a language either.

Perhaps if we knew the context, we could have more of a guess. Do you have a link to the other forum?


Sure. Here it is:

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=156939&goto=newpost
 
He was pulling your leg. The translation is kind of obvious, no? "The fattest mathematical engineer in the university".
 
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D H said:
He was pulling your leg. The translation is kind of obvious, no? "The fattest mathematical engineer in the university".


They all pull my leg at that place, don't you think so at that thread?
 
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To be blunt, you deserved it. You asked a question that was simultaneously confrontational and nonsensical. Nonetheless, the responses in posts #7-10 are pretty good.
 

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