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Forum: Translations July 11, 2014, 04:50 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Angelica mildly admonishes me: “However, look... Angelica mildly admonishes me: “However, look out; by no means will I accept that language is composed of petty issues. The mastering of these pieces of language, that are being unfairly considered...

Forum: Translations July 10, 2014, 10:07 AM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a... Winston Churchill once described Russia as “a riddle inside a mystery wrapped in an enigma”. True enough. But what would he have said had he been acquainted with a certain 'Angelica' from Mexico...

Forum: Translations July 08, 2014, 07:33 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Rusty, m'boy, it's nice to have you back! I... Rusty, m'boy, it's nice to have you back! I thought to myself, “Uh-oh, graviton, your mad praise of the value of having native Spanish speakers in this forum, and its seeming (though not...

Forum: Translations July 07, 2014, 06:20 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Yes, chileno, translating is difficult, but if I... Yes, chileno, translating is difficult, but if I could change anything about how translation is done it would be this: The textbook I used for English Literature classes in college was “The...

Forum: Translations July 07, 2014, 11:10 AM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton The culmination of this thread has brought to... The culmination of this thread has brought to mind one of my favorite stories about Einstein, who could be very funny, though sometimes in an iconoclastic way, as in this case. Einstein of...

Forum: Translations July 06, 2014, 05:06 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton AngelicaDeAlquezar (Incidentally—what immortal... AngelicaDeAlquezar (Incidentally—what immortal hand could frame, the lilting symmetry of your name? with apologies to William Blake): Let me begin with something you'll thoroughly enjoy...

Forum: Translations July 05, 2014, 06:35 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Angelica, you are assuming that 'cryptic' refers... Angelica, you are assuming that 'cryptic' refers exclusively to the words uttered by the policeman. Why? It is, I think, the policeman's entire response that is cryptic, or should I say his entire...

Forum: Translations July 05, 2014, 06:11 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton This post is for chileno. I see Angelica has... This post is for chileno. I see Angelica has just posted a response, which I'll get to next. Okay, chileno, I just wanted to establish that the only facet of the sentence that makes you...

Forum: Translations July 05, 2014, 05:10 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Hi chileno! I deliberately chose 'notar' and NOT... Hi chileno! I deliberately chose 'notar' and NOT 'anotar' precisely because 'notar' means to 'notice', and doesn't involve writing something down. My question is: if the sentence had been written...

Forum: Translations July 05, 2014, 04:17 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton AngelicaDeAlquezar, thank you for posting your... AngelicaDeAlquezar, thank you for posting your very well-argued point of vew, which I take very seriously. Let me ask you this question: if, instead of using 'apuntar', the author had used 'notar',...

Forum: Translations July 05, 2014, 11:29 AM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton To Julvenzor: You say “It's nothing to be... To Julvenzor: You say “It's nothing to be grateful about: I'm the first to admit that everything (or most part) I've learnt according to English language has been due to the invaluable labour of...

Forum: Translations July 04, 2014, 06:40 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Thank you, Julvenzor for welcoming me to the... Thank you, Julvenzor for welcoming me to the forum--I'm almost embarrassed to admit how delighted I am to be able to learn from a native speaker, especially an intelligent one! I know that many...

Forum: Translations July 04, 2014, 04:15 PM

Replies: 33 Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Views: 9,450 Posted By graviton Struggling to resolve what to me is an ambiguity Hi! I'm brushing up on my pretty-long-ago-acquired Spanish by reading books by Spanish authors and then checking the English versions of those books. Below is a sentence where I have doubts...

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