9-3 Posted 5 February, 2015 Share Posted 5 February, 2015 What's this manager speak all about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 5 February, 2015 Share Posted 5 February, 2015 I also post when I'm drunk. It's embarassing to see afterwards, isn't it?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grigsy Posted 5 February, 2015 Share Posted 5 February, 2015 **** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 5 February, 2015 Share Posted 5 February, 2015 What's this manager speak all about ....it's all double Dutch to me .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasiak-9- Posted 5 February, 2015 Share Posted 5 February, 2015 What's this manager speak all about To be fair I've noticed this as well! No foreign manager seems to grasp either the fact that its 'at the moment', or use the word 'now' literally ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarniaSaint Posted 5 February, 2015 Share Posted 5 February, 2015 At least he doesn't speak thru a translator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeleye Saint Posted 6 February, 2015 Share Posted 6 February, 2015 What's this manager speak all about Give the man a break - English isn't his first language you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 6 February, 2015 Share Posted 6 February, 2015 To be fair I've noticed this as well! No foreign manager seems to grasp either the fact that its 'at the moment', or use the word 'now' literally ever. My guess is that it's simply a literal translation into English from a manager's own language. E.g. the Spanish "en este momento" is common and means literally "in this moment" but might be translated as "at the moment" or the awful phrase "this moment in time." As long as the speaker communicates what they mean, I don't see why it matters if the english isn't perfect. I think I know exactly what Koeman means even if what he says is grammatically incorrect and sometimes uses entirely wrong words. On the other hand I was often not entirely sure what native speaker Nigel Adkins was on about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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