2007-07-17 00:55:48 · 6 answers · asked by dragoneye_2005 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
If it were not for change (mutation/ evolution), butterflies would have never existed.
PS. I came back to amplify a little.
It is an actual common saying which is: "Si ce n'était pour le changement, il n'y aurait pas de papillons." (Without change there would be no butterflies). The saying is to show that changes are not all bad, and that they actually can improve things.
Dennis's version is almost, but not quite, right, and a considerable improvement on the original. There should not be a double negative in the first part of the sentence, and "Il n'aurait pas" means "He would not have", not "There would not be".
For GT: It is French, but badly written and spelt, besides being a misquote. It looks as if it has been texted in a hurry.
2007-07-17 01:30:34 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd put it:
If there were no changes there would be no butterflies
Meaning the following:
Changes are always feared by a lot of people - they like that everything stays as it is because it might be worst in the future. But if no change ever happened the caterpillar would never become a beautiful butterfly.
So it basically tells not to be afraid of the future as it can become as colourful as the butterfly.
2007-07-17 09:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Corrected sentence:
"Si ce n'était pas pour le changement, il n'aurait pas eu de papillon."
If it wasn't for the change, there wouldn't be any butterfly.
2007-07-17 08:54:10 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were not for the change, there wouldn't have been any butterflies. It sounds like a spoof on the Butterfly Effect in Chaos Theory.
2007-07-17 08:01:01 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What language is this? French or Spanish?
2007-07-17 10:18:28 · answer #5 · answered by Crazygirl ♥ aka GT 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If not for change, there would be no butterflies.
2007-07-17 08:01:07 · answer #6 · answered by obro 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋