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Re: Kids say the strangest things
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lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 27 Jul 2000 09:04:11 GMT
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Hi Marco, Mario and everyone else in Italy,
Yes I know the translations from babelfish aren't very good, sometimes
(as in this case) I can get a general "feel" for what you are talking about,
other times the translation is just garbage. I didn't think the post was
rude, I was joking when I said it wasn't polite to talk about someone
in another language, it rather caught my attention to see my name in the
middle of a post I couldn't otherwise read (without 3rd party help such
as Babelfish).
I just wanted to clear up what I felt were some misconceptions in the post
from Mario, there's more to lugnet than locality wars (even in fun).
Our "let's catch the Italians" threads have been in fun and
have not ever meant to be offensive, likewise I have taken no offence
from Mario's post or any other.
Now, I'm waving the white flag in surrender (some of the other Aussie's
may not agree but I think we've definitely lost the battle) and look
forward to seeing you all catch the UK :)
Deidre
drb@tasmail.com
In lugnet.loc.it, Marco Berti writes:
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> Hi Deidre
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> I think that the babelfish translation as probably been a little rude.
> Italian is a very strange and difficult language to understand correctly and
> till now there are no correctly working tranlator.
> If you wanna have sum fun try translating something using babelfish from
> english to Italian and then back to English or even better something from
> Italian into English and then back into Italian
> We all, us from Italy and you from Australia, played this "game" but none of • us
> (or of you) have ever tried to be unpolite or offensive.
> I do not know how much you know Mario, but it is the most polite and wise
> legofan I have ever met.
> He was answering to a message from me and it may have forgotten to translate • in
> english its message but I am sure it was not his intention to upset you or
> anybody else.
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> What else I can say ... well whoever will come to visit Italy will be our
> very welcomed guest and then we will display him how we are good in building
> with Lego and not only in talking about it
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> Marco
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| (...) about, (...) Don't worry Deidre, I got the gist of your post and didn't feel offended at all. (...) We as well have taken no offence, and I personally found this "war" funny and revitalizing for our local ng. (...) We accept your surrender, (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.au)
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| Hi Deidre I think that the babelfish translation as probably been a little rude. Italian is a very strange and difficult language to understand correctly and till now there are no correctly working tranlator. If you wanna have sum fun try (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.au)
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