Denwad Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 hahahhahahaha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denwad Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 hahahhahahaha 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tar Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Actually, more seriously and on-point, it is precisely these sorts of translation failures which clearly indicate the direction of translation in Bushido's posts. For example, "Gipfelgewehr" vs "acme gun". The former would never appear in any sort of normally generated German, but is clearly a translation of the English phrase, without recognizing that "Acme" is supposed to be a proper name. Instead it is used in its generic meaning of "summit". There are many similar examples above... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tar Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Actually, more seriously and on-point, it is precisely these sorts of translation failures which clearly indicate the direction of translation in Bushido's posts. For example, "Gipfelgewehr" vs "acme gun". The former would never appear in any sort of normally generated German, but is clearly a translation of the English phrase, without recognizing that "Acme" is supposed to be a proper name. Instead it is used in its generic meaning of "summit". There are many similar examples above... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 It all becomes clear now. When using "Acme" brand products I'm actually using the pinnacle of that particular product's development. Mind you, Wile E Coyote seemed to have awful trouble with them! Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 It all becomes clear now. When using "Acme" brand products I'm actually using the pinnacle of that particular product's development. Mind you, Wile E Coyote seemed to have awful trouble with them! Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Mind you, Wile E Coyote seemed to have awful trouble with them![/QB]Well, you know: those cartoons were actually deep criticism towards a modern society. An animal who fails fulfill his animal instinct (catching the roadrunner) with the help of man made technology. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone_Vulture Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 Mind you, Wile E Coyote seemed to have awful trouble with them![/QB]Well, you know: those cartoons were actually deep criticism towards a modern society. An animal who fails fulfill his animal instinct (catching the roadrunner) with the help of man made technology. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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