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From: | Jason Hooper <nirgal@...> |
Date: | Sunday, January 17, 1999, 16:57 |
Espero9@aol.com wrote in a private email:
>
> I though maybe it would be neat to have one text that every one would
> translate into their languages. That way it would give us all a better
> comparison. If we had room we could still have a second sample that would
> reflect more the culture of the language itself.
I like this idea. It would be a better way to show not which
languages are better than others but how they translate the
same text in their own way. Would we use text already available,
like from Shakespeare or from the Bible? Or should we here on
CONLANG make our own? I'll be thinking of this when browsing
the web, in case I come across something fitting this purpose.
(Note that the examples that are already there are there for
good, since they describe cultural aspects, etc, of the
language.)
Again, if your language is not posted and you want a chance to
post a quick and free plug of it, visit ...
http://fc.stpats.net/~jhooper/conlang/
... and read the part on having your language(s) posted.
-jrh