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November 03, 2010, 06:13 AM
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De Perogrullo
I have heard the term perogrullada, and I think it mean cliché, but I'm not
sure of that either. Can someone explain these terms to me? Thanks.
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November 03, 2010, 06:47 AM
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ser de Perogrullo = to be patently obvious
perogrullada = platitude, truism, obvious thing to say I guess you can also say it is a cliché, (as a platitude) Moliner gives a good example, Verdad de Perogrullo. Cosa muy sabida por todos y que es ocioso repetir. La frase proverbial se completa con «que a la mano cerrada le llamó [o llamaba] puño». *Lugar común. [commonplace] Something known by everyone and it is useless to repeat. The proverbial sentence is completed with, "that a closed hand he called [or was calling] fist".
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November 03, 2010, 07:55 AM
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agree, perogrullo, something obvious
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Grullo
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November 03, 2010, 07:59 AM
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November 03, 2010, 08:06 AM
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Well, Sosia's link is rich!
 It reminded me some other tautologies, like the Blackfeet Indians savants: "The way to cross the river is to cross the river!" (I'll never forget that!)
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November 03, 2010, 08:59 AM
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¿para qué cruzo la carretera la gallina?
-para llegar al otro lado. saludos
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November 04, 2010, 02:32 AM
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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