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[Ezzy]

I found it highly amusing to find that when you say bless you to someone in spanish you said Jesus?!? surely this isnt correct hehe ...........

[Estate_girl]

Yes Im afraid it is lol... although you can also say Salud which mean health literal translation.

[strippersrus]

but when you say jesús in spanish it is not pronounced like it is it in English so it sounds better...lol

It is said more like hessoos...sort of lol difficult to write how it sounds lol
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[jamafrind]

the peculiarities of pronunciation, eh?

[Ezzy]

ahh yes because j in spanish is pronounced like a h still tickles me x

[jenny]

Found this in Wikipedia:

In English-speaking countries, it is common for at least one person to say "God bless you" (or just "Bless you") after someone sneezes. This tradition originates from the Middle Ages, when it was believed that when one sneezed, the heart stops, the soul left the body and could be snatched by an evil spirit.[citation needed] Today, it is said mostly in the spirit of good manners.

In Spanish "Jesús" is said for the same reason.

[Ezzy]

Oh jenny im going to remember what to say when people sneeze now forever hehe... i have an image of my soul leaving my body prone to be snatched by an evil spirit - im much better at learning languages this way - no joke! thanks