Oops, Tesco forgot to consult a translator… June 12, 2012
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Photo from The Daily Mail
Folks at the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, were embarrassed after an Italian student who is studying in England pointed out that there were numerous offensive phrases in a picture of Italian meats on the packaging of their Italian spaghetti bolognaise. Tesco has since apologized and confirmed the other words innocently describe wild boar, buck, deer and goose meats, but revealed the naughty truth about Coglioni di Mulo and Le Palle de Nonno. Guess they should have asked a native speaker before using the photo. Be sure to read the article for more information (a second article can be read here). Thanks to Robin Bonthrone for sharing the articles.
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday May 23, 2012
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I think we’ve all been here…
TGIF: Monty Python’s Flying Circus at a “traditional” Bavarian restaurant April 20, 2012
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I’m amazed at how good John Cleese’s German pronunciation is. Apparently none of the Flying Circus crew spoke or understood German, but they learned their lines perfectly. Cleese revealed in September 2010 that he has always had a “secret love for Germany.” Thanks to my friend and colleague Matt Baird for sharing this recently.
Musings from an overworked translator 