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The ignorance of the English language...
And of course engrish.com, always good for a few laughs. When tramping around Bali in '91, we were amused at ads for Chicken Gordon Blue, Spaghetty, and the like. I approach translation as source of great merriment.- 4d3fect
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The ignorance of the English language...
Nothing scoldworthy in the least. A gentle reminder though: language is a living thing, a moving target. I doubt any names will be the "same" in a hundred years. Oh, and Alex, nothing, not even light, travels as fast as bad news ;)- 4d3fect
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Best time of the year to go?
Being an American, this YOGIism comes to mind : "Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded." That remark alone dissolves all my fear over lodging concerns in a puddle of hysterical laughter. (Still looking at our mid-June plan)- 4d3fect
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Severe depression and the Camino
Valis, or A Scanner Darkly...Can't find the relevant phrase in Google atm so I have to reread them both anyway--in one of "those" headspaces.- 4d3fect
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Severe depression and the Camino
I applaud your heroic effort on behalf your friend. In fact, I (and tout le monde) would do well to have a friend like you. Sounds like the beginning of...a grand adventure. However, to paraphrase a remark made in a "sci fi" novel (Philip K. Dick) in which a therapist advises his patient...- 4d3fect
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Is just being there enough?
You may use the tool, but mind, the tool uses you.- 4d3fect
- Post #38
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