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Re: New Pics: the Mad Mage Cornelius
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 7 Feb 2000 20:52:17 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> Shiri wrote:
> >
> > Way cool, Jeff!
> > I like your ideas, and there's no better accent for a mad inventor than
> > german ;-) I was LOL throughout the interview!
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> Thanks! I was hoping it was understandable, especially to people who weren't
> native speakers of English. I actually wrote Cornelius' dialogue in normal
> English and ran it through Altavista's translator to German and back. Then I
> gave it the 'accent'. I think it captured the 'broken' feel of someone not
> very
> familiar with the language, and it was a wonderful coincidence that the
> translation broke down and became almost incomprehensible when Cornelius got
> upset!
That's a great idea! Being a billingual/ESLer, I can tell you that it is often
like that, in both ways: not only do the "emotional" words have many
translations, but also when people get ticked off they have a hard time to
find the right words... So it was very realistic!
> Anyway, look for more pics of Cornelius, the inside of his cave, and some of
> his other creations in the future. (Hmm...does he need a hapless, accident-
> prone apprentice by the name of 'Timothy'?)
Cool! Can't wait to see your stuff! <plug> BTW, check out my acronym FAQ for
the true meaning of TIMMY, coined by Jeremy Sproat ;-) </plug>
-Shiri
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