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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:06 pm
Eccentric Iconoclast ...when you find out that your favourite book series doesn't come in French, so you intend to take it upon yourself to translate it. what is your favourite book series? smile an American who spells favourite correctly! yay~ XD
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:16 pm
You actually translated them! eek
*applauds* 3nodding blaugh
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:47 pm
Happy-Kindness You actually translated them! eek *applauds* 3nodding blaugh she didn't translate them, she just wants to... confused
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Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:49 pm
Proudly_Jewish Happy-Kindness You actually translated them! eek *applauds* 3nodding blaugh she didn't translate them, she just wants to... confused o confused
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Eccentric Iconoclast Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:41 am
Proudly_Jewish Eccentric Iconoclast ...when you find out that your favourite book series doesn't come in French, so you intend to take it upon yourself to translate it. what is your favourite book series? smile an American who spells favourite correctly! yay~ XDThe Young Wizards series by Diane Duane. I love those books. I'm rereading them...again.
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:43 am
Happy-Kindness Proudly_Jewish Happy-Kindness You actually translated them! eek *applauds* 3nodding blaugh she didn't translate them, she just wants to... confused o confused I'm starting to, now. It's harder than one would think; one has to decide which way the sentence would flow the best, and all that stuff. gonk It's pretty much writing with someone else's ideas.
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Eccentric Iconoclast Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:42 am
Eccentric Iconoclast Happy-Kindness Proudly_Jewish Happy-Kindness You actually translated them! eek *applauds* 3nodding blaugh she didn't translate them, she just wants to... confused o confused I'm starting to, now. It's harder than one would think; one has to decide which way the sentence would flow the best, and all that stuff. gonk It's pretty much writing with someone else's ideas. Yeah, I can try to imagine. Is it sometimes hard to find words that portray the same concept as the English words do?
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:54 pm
Happy-Kindness Eccentric Iconoclast Happy-Kindness Proudly_Jewish Happy-Kindness You actually translated them! eek *applauds* 3nodding blaugh she didn't translate them, she just wants to... confused o confused I'm starting to, now. It's harder than one would think; one has to decide which way the sentence would flow the best, and all that stuff. gonk It's pretty much writing with someone else's ideas. Yeah, I can try to imagine. Is it sometimes hard to find words that portray the same concept as the English words do?Not really, considering that English stole quite a few French words and idioms (I still think the idiom bit is a bit strange; I always think they should have different idioms!). But it is hard to make the sentences not sound awkward.
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Eccentric Iconoclast Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:02 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 5:13 pm
Eccentric Iconoclast Happy-Kindness Eccentric Iconoclast Happy-Kindness Proudly_Jewish Happy-Kindness You actually translated them! eek *applauds* 3nodding blaugh she didn't translate them, she just wants to... confused o confused I'm starting to, now. It's harder than one would think; one has to decide which way the sentence would flow the best, and all that stuff. gonk It's pretty much writing with someone else's ideas. Yeah, I can try to imagine. Is it sometimes hard to find words that portray the same concept as the English words do?Not really, considering that English stole quite a few French words and idioms (I still think the idiom bit is a bit strange; I always think they should have different idioms!). But it is hard to make the sentences not sound awkward. O.K. How do they sound awkward though?
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Spanish Nerd Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:25 pm
...you waste a Saturday teaching yourself Spanish in your room. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:28 pm
spanishnerd99 ...you waste a Saturday teaching yourself Spanish in your room. sweatdrop lol... but learning a language is never a waste of time 3nodding
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Spanish Nerd Vice Captain
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 7:29 pm
xX-SideWinder-Xx spanishnerd99 ...you waste a Saturday teaching yourself Spanish in your room. sweatdrop lol... but learning a language is never a waste of time 3nodding Aha. You have a great point! And I got a lot accomplished. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:08 pm
xX-SideWinder-Xx spanishnerd99 ...you waste a Saturday teaching yourself Spanish in your room. sweatdrop lol... but learning a language is never a waste of time 3nodding the world needs more people who think like this crying
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Spanish Nerd Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:55 pm
Proudly_Jewish xX-SideWinder-Xx spanishnerd99 ...you waste a Saturday teaching yourself Spanish in your room. sweatdrop lol... but learning a language is never a waste of time 3nodding the world needs more people who think like this crying word!
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