5 Responses to “ Lost In Translation??? ”

1. Elaine Pis for Poetry on January 19th, 2010 2:33 pm

   Yes, there are hundreds of these mistranslations. When we learn a second language, we need to understand the core meaning and be careful not to translate word for word. This latter type of translation is impossible, if we wish to convey meaning.

2. Margueri on January 19th, 2010 4:01 pm

   Super! I loved them. They cracked me up.

3. Katya on January 19th, 2010 9:35 pm

   lol. go russia..

4. onetwoth on January 20th, 2010 1:18 am

   That’s hilarious!!!! ha ha
   Yes.. that happens.. it’s really funny. Thanks for the laugh!
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5. Lydia H on January 20th, 2010 1:26 am

   Thanks for sharing this. This is hilarious! I’m going to e-mail it to a good friend who I know will get a kick out of it.
   I like the Acapulco “passed the water” one.

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