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Just curious (really) - where do you see French smarting over the Minitel ? I'm French and around me (including friends who are living outside France) nobody s
by thibaut_barrere 17y ago
Just curious (really) - where do you see French smarting over the Minitel ?
I'm French and around me (including friends who are living outside France) nobody seems to be bragging about the Minitel these days (maybe 10 years ago, but now, no really).
We consider it mostly some outdated device that had its importance a long while back.
Any links or feedback to provide ?
- r00k 17y agoI think you may have misunderstood. "smarting over" is somewhat idiomatic English. It means to be embarrassed by something. In other words, you and the person you replied to seem to agree.
- thibaut_barrere 17y agoHaah - thanks for the clarification.
- gaius 17y ago"Smart" also means, umm, "a stinging sensation" I guess. The physical manifestation of embarrassment, or the physical equivalent of the emotion of embarrassment. You might say, "ow, that smarts". I didn't realize it wouldn't translate :-)
- gaius 17y agoYep, that's exactly what I mean. We British had Prestel of course, but the loss of that was no dent to national pride, since Tim Berners-Lee is a Brit.