Lost in Translation #93In the 1997 crime drama Donnie Brasco, an FBI technician (Paul Giamatti) asks an undercover agent (Johnny Depp) about the meaning of “fuhgettaboutit” in the Italian-American community. The agent’s explication is memorable. “Fuhgettaboutit,” says he, can mean: agreement, disagreement, wonder and praise, or anger and insult—all depending on a kaleidoscope of intonation and
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