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== Mistranslations from Going Off On a Tangent == | == Mistranslations from Going Off On a Tangent == | ||
=== Flat Earth Conference Announcement === | === Flat Earth Conference Announcement === | ||
== Screwing Up Idiomatic Expressions == | |||
=== Getting Directions === | |||
#'''Original Text:''' "At the intersection, take a right at the traffic light and continue till you reach a stop sign. Make another right and you'll reach the cul-de-sac. The house will be on your left." | |||
#'''Bad Minhast Translation:''' "Ambuntaħnessammāš yakuddataħnessāš: saryamtuttahammāš yaštahamannimāš niswaktahandūš! Wahēk matti Kambaħš warrā'e, hittazduatahuš! Kurasumhidaštitaħnessammāš asusnurūditaħnessāš!" | |||
#'''Actual Meaning:''' "You will continue on your path and you will have a choice: you can stop, turn from your evil ways, and pursue righteousness! When you see it, stop and accept The Light that appears before you! Otherwise you will be trapped and left behind!" | |||
== Mistranslations from a Passive-Aggressive Translator == | == Mistranslations from a Passive-Aggressive Translator == | ||
=== Little Red Riding Hood === | === Little Red Riding Hood === |
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