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I've been on the hunt for the equivalent of "preaching to the choir" which, as far as I can tell, only really exists in English. For non-English speakers it tr
by alexpotato 3y ago
I've been on the hunt for the equivalent of "preaching to the choir" which, as far as I can tell, only really exists in English.
For non-English speakers it translates to: "Attempting to convince a group of people who are already convinced of something"
Anyone have an example in another language?
- hotdogscout 3y agoPortuguese: Pregar ao convertido. English: Preach to the [already] converted. Very equivalent.
- 77pt77 3y ago> Portuguese: Pregar ao convertido This is really not a common expression.
- thijsvandien 3y agoDutch: preken voor eigen parochie
- BWStearns 3y agoNot quite the same but there's "A pig teaching Minerva" https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2020/08/11/a-pig-teaches-minerva/#:~:text=The%20saddest%20adage%20among%20Latin,they%20should%20rather%20be%20taught https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2020/08/11/a-pig-teaches-mine... Similarly giving redundant advice but with the added connotation of the advisor being less knowledgable on the matter.
- PhasmaFelis 3y agoInteresting! A more direct English equivalent of that would be "teach your grandmother to suck eggs," which isn't used much these days. That's probably a good thing. I have no idea why grandmothers are supposed to be especially good at sucking eggs.