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Fernando França Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
"Give a wrong time stop ..."
Hi there!
My wife is a history teacher, here in Brasil, and usually teaches issues regarding to culture. Some time ago she was giving a class about the punk rock moviment and quoted a song composed by Sex Pistols named “Anarchy in U.K.”. In that lyric there is a line that I cannot understand its meaning. Could someone please help me understand what this song really wants to say with this:
“Anarchy for the U.K it's coming sometime and maybe
I give a wrong time stop a traffic line”.
Thanks indeed.
(Since I'm learning English, feel free to correct my post, I will appreciate it)
My wife is a history teacher, here in Brasil, and usually teaches issues regarding to culture. Some time ago she was giving a class about the punk rock moviment and quoted a song composed by Sex Pistols named “Anarchy in U.K.”. In that lyric there is a line that I cannot understand its meaning. Could someone please help me understand what this song really wants to say with this:
“Anarchy for the U.K it's coming sometime and maybe
I give a wrong time stop a traffic line”.
Thanks indeed.
(Since I'm learning English, feel free to correct my post, I will appreciate it)
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>In that lyric there is a line that I cannot understand its meaning. In those lyrics there is a line that I cannot understand. A "traffic line" is a line of cars: ------- So many things can go wrong with huge crowds all trying to get to the same place.
- >In that lyric there is a line that I cannot understand its meaning.
- In those lyrics there is a line that I cannot understand.
- A "traffic line" is a line of cars: ------- So many things can go wrong with huge crowds all trying to get to the same place.
- Patience is key in these endeavors.
- Bring a book.
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>In that lyric there is a line that I cannot understand its meaning.
In those lyrics there is a line that I cannot understand.
A "traffic line" is a line of cars:
-------
So many things can go wrong with huge crowds all trying to get to the
same place. Patience is key in these endeavors. Bring a book. When the
In those lyrics there is a line that I cannot understand.
A "traffic line" is a line of cars:
-------
So many things can go wrong with huge crowds all trying to get to the
same place. Patience is key in these endeavors. Bring a book. When the
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I think your are right. The expression "give wrong time stop" used to sound very strange to me.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Thanks a lot for your help.
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Hi! I am trying to translate that lyric into Icelandic and this line gives me headache.
P.Z.B.
P.Z.B.
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"Wrong time stop" makes no sense at all. I think it's two unrelated acts:
It's coming sometime /
And maybe I give a wrong time /
Stop a traffic line /
Is there a break between "time" and "stop," or are they run together?
It's coming sometime /
And maybe I give a wrong time /
Stop a traffic line /
Is there a break between "time" and "stop," or are they run together?
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There is a break. Put a comma between "time" and "stop": "I give a wrong time, stop a traffic line." Think of the "I" as the subject of both parts of the sentence; so I (1) give a wrong time, and (2) stop a traffic line. So, I give a wrong time; and I stop a traffic line.
This is a metaphor for disrupting the social order. If people don't have the same time as each other, they miss their
This is a metaphor for disrupting the social order. If people don't have the same time as each other, they miss their
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