Off topic: Humour or not humour ? Thread poster: Catherine GUILLIAUMET
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Hi,
I received the following e-mail from a German agency this morning.
Enjoy !
we are a translation agency in ... Germany,
www., and we have a urgent translation order to
forgive.
Words: ~6.640
Delivery: 31.03. at 11 a.m.
What a sin !
Have a nice day
Catherine
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Alison Sabedoria (X) 
United Kingdom
French to English
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| Forgive us our translations... | Mar 30, 2011 |
...as we forgive those who translate against us.
(maybe!) 
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 08:39
English to German
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In memoriam | "I would be happy... | Mar 30, 2011 |
...to take care of your forgiven translation but unfortunately I am full."
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Manuela Junghans
Germany
Local time: 17:39
Member (2004)
English to German
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| Very funny indeed... | Mar 30, 2011 |
...and that includes your comment as well, Nicole
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| Forgive me a break... | Mar 30, 2011 |
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Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:39
German to English
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| Similar unintended humour | Mar 30, 2011 |
I still remember this: When I was discussing possible computers for the lab where I worked (in Zürich) in the 1970s, a sales engineer from Hewlett Packard told us (in English because another member of my team had only a little knowledge of German), speaking of a possible option for the suggested computer "You can have this one, but you mustn't".
(Later, I told him in private that "Sie müssen nicht" is "you need not", not "you must not".)
Oliver
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| Yes, because... | Mar 30, 2011 |
Catherine GUILLIAUMET wrote: Hi, I received the following e-mail from a German agency this morning. Enjoy ! we are a translation agency in ... Germany,
www., and we have a urgent translation order to
forgive.
Words: ~6.640
Delivery: 31.03. at 11 a.m. What a sin ! Have a nice day Catherine
... they translated "vergeben" (assign) literally: "ver" with "for" and "geben" with "give"
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| Similiar story | Mar 30, 2011 |
I still remember when my Spanish partner was showing my Mum around a cathedral and said pointing to a statue "...and this is where Jesus exposes himself" [sic]
I had to leave as I was disturbing those in prayer with my laughter.
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Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:39
Italian to English
Wordeffect wrote:
...as we forgive those who translate against us.
I'm going to bed laughing ...
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Adrian Grant
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:39
Portuguese to English
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Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 08:39
English to German
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In memoriam
Adrian Grant wrote:
Maybe it's Mein Kampf.
???
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