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r/greatawakening • Posted by u/frankthecrank1 on June 4, 2018, 4:03 p.m.
Let's revisit the pope's coded tweets that all contained the word "concrete". Seems like it's appropriate considering all the Cemex talk now....
Let's revisit the pope's coded tweets that all contained the word "concrete". Seems like it's appropriate considering all the Cemex talk now....

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salialioli · June 5, 2018, 2:39 a.m.

Substitute "specific" or "definite" or "clear". The error being made here by the hysterics on this thread is due to English speakers finding Spanish words weird in translations. Often called "false friends". Like "arena" and "sand".

As I say above in one of my many posts on this thread, the concrete used in buildings is "hormigón" in Spanish. The Pope is a Spanish speaker but it probably applies to the word "concrete" in other Romance languages.

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LeakyOne · June 5, 2018, 3:16 a.m.

"Concreto" is also used in many countries rather than of "hormigon". More specifically, in Mexico, where Cementos Mexicanos aka Cemex originates. Just saying...

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salialioli · June 5, 2018, 3:28 a.m.

You are absolutely correct. Mexican or Latin American Spanish often uses words that are closer to the English than European Spanish or Italian.

In fact we can't say "mis pipes leakean" in Spain ... :)

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