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Removal

This is about metaphor.


Handwritten sign in shop window: ΜΕΤΑΦΕΡΘΗΚΑΜΕ …
Shop window in Athens, Monday, July 10, 2017:
ΜΕΤΑΦΕΡΘΗΚΑΜΕ
ΔΙΠΛΑ ΣΤΟ 46Α

ΤΑΚΗΣ
Μεταφερθήκαμε is the first-person plural passive aorist of μεταφέρω. I guess the meaning of the sign is, “We moved next door to 46A – Takis.” I took the photo, just so I could use it at a time like this. I didn’t try to talk with Takis.

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