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  • Lost in Translation IV

    --------------UPDATE-----------
    The Game has already begun
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    I believe it's time again


    And this is not about the movie, so don't worry


    For those who don't know what this game is about:
    The game is simple. I have an english text I found somewhere (a poem? A small part of an unknown book? Or whatever), which I'll send to the first player, then he or she will translate it to a specified language and send it on to the next player, and so on... and in the end the text should be in english

    The rules for the game is here: (copied from the last game )

    You must not use the help of the computer for translating (no internet, no babelfish, no offline dictionaries, no word thesaurus). Allowed is only a "physical" dictionary book for looking up single words.
    When you pass the text on to the next, you must also send a copy to me (use private message).

    When you receive the text you should aim to translate and pass it on within the next 24 hours.

    An example layout of what participants should post (that would make my life easier):

    Code:
    Adagio
    
    Translate FROM:
    native: Danish
    fluently: English
    non-fluently: German
    
    Translate TO:
    native: Danish
    fluently: English
    non-fluently: (German)
    I wrote German under Translate To in ( ) as: I can do it, but I would prefer not (for one reason or another... in my case it's because I can only understand the language, but have a hard time writing it)
    You can seperate languages with ',' (e.g. fluently: Chinese, Japanese)

    I'll gm this game (unless someone wants to), but don't expect it to be done just as good as Atahualpa did in the last game

    Click here to see the last game

    I'll try my best to get as many different languages into the game as possible


    I wont join this game (being the gm, joining the game would kinda make it pointless)

    So, who's in?
    Last edited by Adagio; December 22, 2005, 14:27.
    This space is empty... or is it?

  • #2
    Btw, if someone has a fitting text for this game, but is not interested in joining the game, feel free to send it to me... at the moment I don't have a text ready for translation
    This space is empty... or is it?

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    • #3
      Code:
      Smiley
      
      Translate FROM:
      native: English
      fluently: Chinese
      non-fluently: Spanish
      
      Translate TO:
      native: English
      fluently: Chinese
      non-fluently:
      Visit First Cultural Industries
      There are reasons why I believe mankind should live in cities and let nature reclaim all the villages with the exception of a few we keep on display as horrific reminders of rural life.-Starchild
      Meat eating and the dominance and force projected over animals that is acompanies it is a gateway or parallel to other prejudiced beliefs such as classism, misogyny, and even racism. -General Ludd

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      • #4
        looks interesting, but I don't check the board everyday so I might delay this for everyone else for quite some time in case I have to finish my paper :/
        "An archaeologist is the best husband a women can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." - Agatha Christie
        "Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis." - Seneca

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        • #5
          translate from:

          native: french, english
          fluent: swiss-french
          for fun: VERLAN

          translate to:

          native: french, english
          fluent: swiss-french
          for fun: VERLAN
          Last edited by Lawrence of Arabia; November 27, 2005, 13:49.
          "Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini

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          • #6
            Snoopy369

            Translate FROM:
            native: English
            non-fluently: German, French (but nearly fluent in both, reading)
            For Fun: Spanish

            Translate TO:
            native: English
            non-fluently: German, French
            <Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
            I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

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            • #7
              LulThyme

              Translate FROM:
              native: French
              fluently: English
              non-fluently: -

              Translate TO:
              native: French
              fluently: English
              non-fluently:

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              • #8
                should we lobby for a french language thread? (the finnish thread seems kinda dead anyways)
                "Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini

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                • #9
                  cool



                  Translate FROM:
                  native: Norwegian
                  fluently: English, Scandinavian, German
                  non-fluently: Dutch, Czech (very non-fluently)

                  Translate TO:
                  native: Norwegian (Bokmål)
                  fluently: English
                  non-fluently: German, Scandinavian
                  CSPA

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                  • #10
                    Translate FROM:
                    native: Swedish
                    fluently: English, Scandinavian
                    non-fluently: Latin, French, German

                    Translate TO:
                    native: Swedish
                    fluently: English
                    non-fluently: Latin
                    No Fighting here, this is the war room!

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                    • #11
                      Oncle Boris

                      Translate FROM:
                      native: French
                      fluently: English, Latin
                      non-fluently: none

                      Translate TO:
                      native: French
                      fluently: English, Latin
                      non-fluently: none
                      In Soviet Russia, Fake borises YOU.

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                      • #12
                        I'm in (as always ) !

                        Aivo½so

                        Translate FROM:
                        native: Finnish
                        fluently: Swedish, English
                        non-fluently: German, Norwegian, Danish, (French, Dutch)

                        Translate TO:
                        native: Finnish
                        fluently: Swedish, English
                        non-fluently: German

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                        • #13
                          We need some people who also reads/writes weird languages, such as russian and chinese or whatever


                          [q=Lawrence of Arabia]
                          for fun: VERLAN[/q]

                          And that is?
                          This space is empty... or is it?

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                          • #14
                            It's the French reverse slang. Mainly in Paris, it comes from the reversing of the syllables in l'invers -> Verlan.
                            Basically the French pig latin, but far more popular with the kids.

                            Can I scrounge un garo from anyone?

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                            • #15
                              (à l'envers) --> le VERLAN
                              Last edited by Lawrence of Arabia; November 28, 2005, 16:59.
                              "Everything for the State, nothing against the State, nothing outside the State" - Benito Mussolini

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