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Re: Any Puter Experts That Can Help University of Ediacara
John Wilkins (john_SPAM@wilkins.id.au) 2004/02/14 05:45

Uncle Davey <noway@jose.com> wrote:


> news:Xns948ECE477BED3cheezitsnetzeronet@129.250.170.85...
> > "Uncle Davey" <noway@jose.com> wrote:
> > [etc.]
> > > He said "Alexey, you didn't translate what I said". To which the
> > > translator said. "No, I translated what you OUGHT to have said."
> > >
> > > Sometimes good translation is like that.
> >
> > That is not good translation.  That is lying.
> >
> > Sue
>
> It's normal translation.
>
> Have you not heard the saying 'traduttore - tradittore'?
>
> Uncle Davey

Yes, but not "to translate is to invent"... [Insufficient Italian to
work that one out]
--
John Wilkins
john_SPAM@wilkins.id.au   http://wilkins.id.au
"Men mark it when they hit, but do not mark it when they miss"
                                               - Francis Bacon


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