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Jeff Whittaker
Jeff Whittaker  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 17:32
Spanish to English
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Aug 21, 2009

http://shop.cafepress.com/translator
 
Marjolein Verhulsdonck-Roest
Marjolein Verhulsdonck-Roest
Netherlands
Local time: 23:32
English to Dutch
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A bit strange, though, Aug 21, 2009

to try and sell stuff with blatant translation mistakes in it to translators:
http://shop.cafepress.co.uk/design/14123742
(for those among you who speak Dutch)
 
Natalie
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Poland
Local time: 23:32
Member (2002)
English to Russian
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The Russian 'gifts' Aug 21, 2009

are mostly disgusting.

This does not seem to be a resource that should be advertised at all, the more so among translators.
 
Joan Berglund
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United States
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Member (2008)
French to English
I think the mistakes are supposed to be the joke Aug 21, 2009

At least in the English, I can't speak for the Dutch. Actually I think the Latin and Engrish ones are kind of cute. And can somebody please remind me of the origin of "my hovercraft is full of eels"? I have been saying it for so many years now, I actually forget why.
 
Przemysław Szkodziński
Przemysław Szkodziński  Identity Verified
Poland
Local time: 23:32
Member (2009)
English to Polish
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Echoing Joan Aug 22, 2009

The mistranslations are obviously meant as a joke - they even have a "Somebody set us up the bomb" t-shirt, and for ages untold the phrase's been a running gag amongst computer gamers and translators working in the field. I'd actually be tempted to buy one of 'em "All your base are belong to us" t-shirts.

[Edited at 2009-08-22 02:56 GMT]
 
Katalin Horváth McClure
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United States
Local time: 17:32
Member (2002)
English to Hungarian
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To Joan: Monty Python Aug 22, 2009

Joan Berglund wrote:

At least in the English, I can't speak for the Dutch. Actually I think the Latin and Engrish ones are kind of cute. And can somebody please remind me of the origin of "my hovercraft is full of eels"? I have been saying it for so many years now, I actually forget why.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Hungarian_Phrasebook
 
Marjolein Verhulsdonck-Roest
Marjolein Verhulsdonck-Roest
Netherlands
Local time: 23:32
English to Dutch
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I don't think so Aug 22, 2009

the Dutch sentence on this shirt is just too weird. Straight MT. I can't vouch for the other languages, though, but the English and German seem OK.
Makes me wonder about all the other catchphrases in languages I don't master: I would definitely check with someone here on ProZ before being seen in one of those shirts!
 
Jack Doughty
Jack Doughty  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:32
Russian to English
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In memoriam
Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook Aug 23, 2009

Might as well add a link to the sketch itself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6D1YI-41ao
 


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