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June 25, 2004

The Most Difficult Words To Translate (Joe Gandelman)

You can find them here.

The easiest words to translate: "Pre-owned car."

(What are YOUR suggestions for both categories?)

(NOTE: Link on this has been FIXED)

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joe, you need to fix this link. It takes you to one hand clapping.

Posted by Val Prieto on June 25, 2004 at 1:53 PM


I'm gald _someone's_ studying this...

Posted by Andrew Cory on June 25, 2004 at 5:22 PM


In Korean, the word "Mul-bo-gi" means to be beaten or flogged with wet women's underwear. I don't know how hard it is to translate, but it sounds like it could be fun.

Posted by Tim the Soldier on June 25, 2004 at 6:37 PM


In American/English: Easy--human being, Difficult: Democrat, Republican. Purely from a philosophical perspective, of course. I am sure they translate linguistically just fine. :)

Posted by Katherine on June 25, 2004 at 7:32 PM


The one that gets me all the time is, pre..., such as prequalify, if I prequalify for a loan, a credit card, life insurance, or, for Petes' sake a scooter, am I qualified or not?

I get credit card applications in the mail telling me I'm 'prequalified' for this or that card. Then they want you to fill out all the typical information that you would need to do to 'qualify'.

Then, when you get to the end of the form they say if you do not earn XXX dollars per year.... you don't qualify.

Hey wait baby you said I was 'prequalified' and you dump me?

I thought we had something going, you said you loved me or at least you liked me, you've been writting me for over a year and now zippp!

Is it deoderant break down?

Oh well, at least I've other mail that tells my I'm 'preapproved'.

Posted by QuantumThnk on June 26, 2004 at 2:03 AM


"Ilunga means "a person who is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time"."

Yes, I think that describes me in many ways, and a number of other people I know. "Ilunga".



One of the best terms is used by NASA: Deorbit is when a man-made satellite crashes and burns while falling to earth. Deorbit sounds less dangerous, whilest flaming heap of metal hurling to earth at 600ft per second (I made that figure up) might cause people to derelax.

Posted by Tim the Soldier on June 26, 2004 at 6:32 PM


 



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