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Hi everyone! What means"What time do you call this".Cheers


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exRanger profile picture exRangerJanuary 2020
Hi Cat,

From a syntactic standpoint, the sentence (in English) "What time do you call this?" is w/out a sensible meaning.

Can you re-phrase the question (in English) differently or, maybe better, provide also the French-language version of the statement? -edwin (exRanger)
  • exRanger profile picture exRangerJanuary 2020
    Cat,

    Eminem, while certainly "vulgar", uses language that is "mildly offensive" and song themes that are "gentlemanly" when compared to many other of America's rappers, especially the West Coast (so-called) "Gangsta" genre, e.g., NWA, Ice Cube, etc. Many of the West Coast's more (in)famous rappers are dead, most @ a young age and by violent means -- usually gun shootings. Terrible lifestyles and terrible "models" of inspiration for America's (male AND female) youth culture.

    In some circles we refer to this genre as (c)Rap, which is a word "trick" that means "merd" (note: "говно" or "срать" in Russian).
  • catthefroggie profile picture catthefroggieJanuary 2020
    Thanks a lot Edwin ...About rap I like only one singer ,an american one ,Eminem...Guess I'm lucky ,I can't understand every words ;-).(but i did learn the essential when I was a teen:!! ahah)
  • exRanger profile picture exRangerJanuary 2020
    Ah, well in that case, it being "rhetorical" and also a title to a song, i.e., a statement that needn't make grammatical sense. For example: Have you ever read the titles of American RAP songs Oy vey, they make NO sense whatsoever as it's all "Ghetto English" -- nothing grammatically sensible about it.

    Anyway, in this context (ie, the teen coming home late and a parent maybe saying "What time do you call this?" makes a lot more sense. The meaning is a statement imbued w/ accusatory intent, disappointment, and saracasm. (Probably NOT the most effective means of "communicating" w/ one's daughter (or son) and expecting s/he to "respect" the parent's scolding. In fact, it likely only invites from the teen a similarly sarcastic response.
  • catthefroggie profile picture catthefroggieJanuary 2020
    Hey Edwin, this is a song title by Elbow. I found a kind of explanation on internet "This type of question is called a rhetorical question, which is asked to make a point rather than to elicit an answer.

    If you were to say to a 16 year old girl "Why are you late?" the girl will come up with a long list of (in her opinion valid) reasons, and a family dispute will probably follow. I witnessed many such disputes between my father and my younger sister.

    So, what you do instead is to ask a question that can't reasonably be answered:

    "What time do you call this?"

    An argument may still ensue, but the parent has (or at least think they have) the upper hand after asking this kind of question."
    https://youtu.be/SPVjY34uwuY
exRanger profile picture exRangerJanuary 2020
For example, is this a translation (into English) from:

"Quelle heure appelez-vous?"

If not, then from what does it come? What is the source? If it is in an English publication or communication from someone in "English", it is a phrase that hasn't a meaning in English.