Timeline for What is the equivalent expression for "parla come mangi" ("speak as you eat"), used to tell someone they are speaking too formally or technically?
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| Mar 28, 2021 at 11:32 | comment | added | avpaderno | @ColleenV is correct: In Italian, parla come mangi is used when somebody is speaking too technically. It's not used to mean that a person used to Nouvelle cuisine should speak at an equivalent level. | |
| Oct 23, 2015 at 16:06 | comment | added | ColleenV | I think this is an interesting interpretation. I'm not sure "put on airs" is what I would use when someone is speaking too technically. Humble speech doesn't mean the same thing as "use a simpler vocabulary" to me. It has more to do with not having an arrogant tone. It's closely related to speaking too technically though, because using very formal language inappropriately and saying something with less common vocabulary is a way to "put on airs". | |
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| Oct 23, 2015 at 15:44 | history | answered | halconen | CC BY-SA 3.0 |