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Translation blunder #4…the curious case of the sex changes

Published in April 8th, 2008

Posted by philippa in Translation blunders and linguistic gaffes

In line with my occasional series on linguistic gaffes, I was intrigued by an article published in The Telegraph on Monday about the translation into Galician of the famous book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon. As the article mentions, the book “won the Whitbread Book of the Year [...]

Major Presidential gaffe or mere translation blunder?

Published in February 27th, 2008

Posted by philippa in Translation blunders and linguistic gaffes

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Whilst I enjoy the blissful first days of freelancing, optimistically arranging my new stationery on my desk and honing my business skills before the real work begins, it would seem that across the channel feelings are turning a little sour. Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France, has provided the world’s media and Francophiles such as myself [...]

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