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Re: Joy of Translation

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Joy of Translation
Date 2024-12-12 01:15 +0000
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On Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:33:16 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:

> In a discussion on Quora about the ambiguities of Bible translations,
> Franklin Veaux said somethiong like "Imagine a translator 2000 years
> from now trying to figure out the difference between a butt dial and a
> booty call".

That's about right. One of my favorites is a runic inscription, ALU in the 
Roman alphabet. It shows up in a number of places but it isn't clear what 
it means. My friends who went to Catholic schools always put 

    M
  J   J

on the top of their homework, essays, and test papers. Good luck figuring 
that out in 1000 years.

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                Re: Joy of Translation Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-12-11 12:33 +0000
                Re: Joy of Translation Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-12-11 15:16 +0000
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