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Subject: Re: info oabout transalting humor in Mark Twain
From: David H Fears <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:22:24 EST
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I'd say the ultimate answer for vernacular translation  is to leave it in
English and challenge the reader to learn it. Glib, I suppose,  but some
things
simply don't translate across language barriers. They must be  swallowed
whole.

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