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  • 2016-08-19

    “How do you know where the punctuation goes?” asked the translator.

    While completing the proofreading of a translated text, I noticed that the original text had the same apparent error as its translation: commas were always placed outside the quotation marks.  It looked odd.  So, I dug out my trusty reference, Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition, Fifth Course, and here is what it said: Commas and…

  • 2016-08-15

    That Hurt! Que Hurt!

    This week’s take from “ER Episode One” (courtesy of Automatic French Translation): That Sounds Exciting!      Que exciting sounds! You drank too much!         Vous trop bu! Daddy!  You’re home!        Daddy, vous êtes chez vous! You lost a few million brain cells, but you can spare them. Vous…

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