• Ignacio@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I really enjoy the way these aliens talk. It’s like listening to a British dude talking.

    But I can’t get the human meaning of “tumbled head above feet”.

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      1 year ago

      Head over heels for you. I’m trying to find where the strange world comics live that isn’t Instagram so I can link you, but they are there if you want to check out the rest of Nathan w Pyle’s work.

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      1 year ago

      It’s a direct translation to the point where it’s misunderstood. “Head over heels” is implying you’ve rolled forward fully, like a somersault, since that puts your head above the back of your feet during the forward roll. But it’s not full on “above” your heels. And your head is always over your feet. So it doesn’t make much sense here.