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We all know Engrish, but there could be a whole other category for poor translations into French if you live in Canada. Usually the French translation says something entirely different, sometimes with the same meaning, sometimes not. I discovered this in my own home.  It says "A light weight fluid". Lighter... fluid. A lighter is a briquet or an allume-cigarette. |
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« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2008, 02:53:22 PM » |
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To be fair, lighter fluid is a relatively light fluid. N'est pas?  |
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« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2008, 02:58:21 PM » |
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....litteraly it does mean "lighter fluid"..." a fluid more light" = lighter  bablefish comes up with some pretty funny stuff  |
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2008, 03:15:09 PM » |
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You might want to move this over to NMC.
Unless I missed some moto content.
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« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2008, 03:34:13 PM » |
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Don't you know? Zippo fluid makes ANY Monster capable of 140 mph. Even 620's.
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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2008, 03:42:48 PM » |
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...plenty of it in Nevada huh?  |
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« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2008, 03:50:23 PM » |
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Is that where Randall was from?
I was never around for his amazing stories on TOB, but I'm quite familiar with the mythology.
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« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2008, 04:09:12 PM » |
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Is that where Randall was from?
I was never around for his amazing stories on TOB, but I'm quite familiar with the mythology.
Las Vegas. He was a cabana boy at Caesars Palace. That's how he hooked up with Paris Hilton. |
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« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2008, 04:21:09 PM » |
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I suppose every forum has to have their NSXnick, no?
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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2008, 07:00:06 PM » |
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Sorry, this was supposed to go in NMC, I wasn't paying attention. Mods?
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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2008, 07:00:55 PM » |
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Sorry, this was supposed to go in NMC, I wasn't paying attention. Mods?
I think you might be able to move it-it should be on the bottom of the thread. |
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« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2008, 08:05:39 AM » |
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Ahh yes! Frenglish..my best language. I always enjoy listening to the truckers from Northern Ontario speaking to eachother in half English - half French. I like the classic of a French-Canadian guy ordering breakfast in English: "I would would like two (h)eggs wit de (h)eyes look at me, a pair of toas, and some pig on da side". |
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« Reply #13 on: May 30, 2008, 08:52:43 AM » |
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In my home province the language is chiac, mixture of Acadian French and English. Usually sounds like "J'ai apporté le car to the garage pour un oil change hier soir, les bastards on ma charger a hundred bucks pour le stupid job". There are also strange local terms that people immediately pick up on ("You're from New Brunswick aren't you?") like "Ouai" pronounced "whai" meaning "yup" or "yeah". I have a nondescript French accent, but once and a while my Acadian slips in and tips people off. There are about a dozen French dialects in Canada alone, and often they can't understand each other.
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« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2008, 09:21:14 AM » |
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...tell me abbout'it
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