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Lost in translation
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sarguero
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Lost in translation
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One of my friends sent me an email making jokes about how difficult is English but we can use it as a tongue twister:
Translation: Spanish to English
MODULO B�SICO (BASIC)
Tres brujas miran tres relojes Swatch. �Qu� bruja mira qu� reloj?
English:
Three witches watch three Swatch watches. Which witch watch which Swatch watch?
MODULO AVANZADO (ADVANCED)
Tres brujas �travestis � miran los botones de tres relojes Swatch. �Qu� bruja travesti mira los botones de qu� reloj Swatch?
English:
Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch?...
MODULO PARA MASTERS (FOR MASTER ONLY)
Tres
brujas suecas transexuales miran los botones de tres relojes Swatch
suizos. �Qu� bruja sueca transexual mira qu� boton de qu� reloj Swatch
suizo?
English:
Three Swedish switched witches watch three Swiss
Swatch watch switches. Which Swedish switched witch watch which Swiss
Swatch watch switch?
ENGLISH IS VERY DIFFICULT... TAKE IT FOR SURE
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27 Sep 2011
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MarionG
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travesties and transsexuals? Sound like Spanish is a lot more interesting than English!
(those were the only two words I got, sorry...) |
27 Sep 2011
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Zora
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Uh, I have never heard "switched" in those terms... must be slang or street English. Oh, and "the witch watches"... not "the witch watch".
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27 Sep 2011
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edrodmedina
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Si Pancha plancha con cuatro planchas...Some of the translations are off a tad. |
28 Sep 2011
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