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To: firebrand
If they really want to confuse people, they should translate it into Portuguese and back again.

Portuguese is fun.
60 posted on 06/04/2003 8:30:48 PM PDT by hellinahandcart
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To: hellinahandcart
This discussion about translating and re-translating reminded me of a funny thing I saw. There was a TV show called "News Radio" where the owner of the station, Jimmy James, wrote a book. It didn't do too well in America, so he had it translated and released in Japan. It was a huge hit over there, and so they translated it back for a release in the US. What was originally called something like "Jimmy James: Corporate Lion Tamer" became something "Honorable Jimmy: Monkey-strong killer". He had to try to read it at a publicity function, and it was so garbled as to be unrecognizable. It was HILARIOUS!
65 posted on 06/04/2003 8:43:48 PM PDT by alwaysconservative (This tag line is optional)
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To: hellinahandcart
Portuguese is fun.

Of course. It is the language of the Samba!

68 posted on 06/04/2003 9:28:18 PM PDT by Stultis
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