I’ve always been fascinated by the similarites and differences among languages.  Consider for example how this common expression is said in various tongues:

• English: The king is dead.
• Dutch: De koning is dood.
• Danish: Kongen er død.
• French: Le roi est mort.
• Italian: Il re è morto.
• Turkish: Kral öldü.
• Nyasa: Mfumu wafa.
• Maori: Kua mate te kingi.
• Hmong: Tus huab tais yog tuag.
• Nashville: Elvis has left the building.

One more nugget from Google Translate:

• 王 is the Chinese symbol for king.
• 猫王 is the Chinese symbol for Elvis — literally, cat king.  (It’s true.)

That’s it for this edition of Just Saying.  Thank you very much.