Comments on: Lost In Translation http://askachinese.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/lost-in-translation/ "Ask a Chinese About Anything" - “問什么都行” Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:16:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thebittersea http://askachinese.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/lost-in-translation/#comment-81 thebittersea Sun, 06 May 2007 00:06:48 +0000 http://askachinese.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/lost-in-translation/#comment-81 David, certainly. However this happened in the United States and the word is very significant, especially to the African American community. Having sad that, in the context of where this took place, the translation is particularly 'bad'. I'm just glad that it wasn't done intentionally. David, certainly. However this happened in the United States and the word is very significant, especially to the African American community.

Having sad that, in the context of where this took place, the translation is particularly ‘bad’. I’m just glad that it wasn’t done intentionally.

]]> By: David Waterston http://askachinese.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/lost-in-translation/#comment-80 David Waterston Sun, 06 May 2007 00:02:09 +0000 http://askachinese.wordpress.com/2007/04/20/lost-in-translation/#comment-80 Where I come from (Scotland), the term 'nigger brown' is still in common usage so I wouldn't say this is particularly a 'bad translation' problem. Where I come from (Scotland), the term ‘nigger brown’ is still in common usage so I wouldn’t say this is particularly a ‘bad translation’ problem.

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