Re: "Knock it off" or "Leave off"
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 15, 2008, 8:54 |
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On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 06:29, Scotto Hlad <scott.hlad@...> wrote:
> Anyway, I have found myslef just looking at her and saying, "Give it a rest…" or
> "Knock it off…" or "Leave off." It has me wondering what a Pilovese person
> would say to the whole affair. Even in French, I'm not sure what one would
> say beyond, "Arrêt" or "Assez" as neither of them can convey the tone of
> being wearied or annoyed with the situation.
>
> I'd like to know how to convey this message to my cant in your conlangs and your
> L1, including regional type things.
I thought of something in German the other day -- it's fairly common
to hear "Aus!", especially to a dog. It basically means "Stop what
you're doing, immediately; that's enough!".
Cheers,
--
Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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