James/Kvasir wrote:
>> 'The Duke was smitten/besotted with the muscular kitchen-boy'
>
>Hmm... this look like an interesting little exercise... don't think many
would
>care about what the equivalent is in Fyksian anyway,
WRONG! I care, and I like it.......
>'Hørvigtä pøton im vørelskøsikintä ak de kjerke-poika mueslet.' Fyksian
>'Hýrfigtá pýton im výrelskýsinkintá ak de kjerke-poika mueslet.' Isfjordic
(snip nevertheless)
>Note: a "kjerke-poika" would be the Fyksian equivalent of a burger-flipper.
A
>derogative slang usually. For someone who is stuck at the bottom of the
totem
>pole and won't do anything about it.
>
>(what da hell is a kitchen-boy really??)
You have it exactly right. Though if industrious and clever, he might rise
to chopping lettuce, arranging plates and, over time, maybe even
chef........