the sentence below

English translation: not quite right

11:44 Apr 5, 2007

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: the sentence below

The narrator is recalling some things from the past.
Evan is the father, Leo - the son.

"[I remember] Evan looking up from the toilet and missing Leo's first real boy pee....."

ok, the question is: what did Evan actually do?
a) was he leaning over the toilet and had to dodge to avoid being - you know what?
b) was he looking OUT OF the toilet (as a room) and so he missed seeing his son doing - you know what - for the first time?
or maybe there is jet another way to understand this fragment?

Jolanta Konowalczyk KudoZ activity Questions: 125 (none open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 220 United Kingdom
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Selected answer:not quite right

Explanation:
The English is definitely odd.
Basically, accompanying small children to the loo requires a lot of waiting ("have you done it yet?") and I guess the father looked away, presumably at the person who is narrating, and missed the important event.

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Mark Nathan
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Local time: 23:51

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Thank you very much :)
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not quite right

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not quite right

Mark Nathan
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Local time: 23:51
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Thank you very much :)

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