Re: Translation: Trolls and their Management

Christophe Grandsire wrote:

> I like thr trolls of Pratchett's Discworld series, silicon beings
> (basically thinking rocks, probably originating from a Creator wanting to
> cut corners when creating life ;)) ) who are not especially hostile (at
> least no more than any other species) but tend not to take into account
> organic life in their frame of reference :)) . They're not evil, just
> oblivious :))) . And they're usually not very smart, their semi-conductive
> brains being by necessity not very efficient :) .
Naturally, these are the trolls that the folk who inspired this
thread, over on alt.fan.pratchett where I spend most of my Internet
time, have in mind by default.

As for the ogre/fishing distinction, the English expression has come
about because a pun on the two meanings exists; therefore there's a
lot of flexibility in how to translate the expression to other
languages (literally or otherwise).

Adrian.