Re: Translation Exercise (was The last enemy)

I think Charlie meant for us to translate the headlines at the bottom,
seeing as the "enemy" sentence was posted quite a while back.
Some of them were clearly passed under the noses of sleeping editors...

Eugene

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:59 PM, caeruleancentaur <
caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:

> > > Sanghyeon Seo wrote:
> > > ...how does this translate in your conlang?
> > >
> > > The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
> >
> > andrew <hobbit@...> wrote:
> > The last enemy of Conlangers is an uncompleted translation and so
> > we will fight this enemy forever.  Nice to see a translation
> > exercise thrown up.  It's been a while.
>
> Sorry for the piggyback message, but, for some reason, I cannot
> reply, only forward!
>
> I thought the following, presented as newspaper headlines, might be a
> good exercise in "disambiguation."  Some may simply be typos, but a
> number are genuinely ambiguous, e.g., #38.  If translated into other
> natlangs, would any ambiguity remain or disappear?  Have fun or just
> a good laugh.
>
>  1) Include Your Children when Baking Cookies
>  2) Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says
>  3) Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
>  4) Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
>  5) Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
>  6) Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
>  7) Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
>  8) Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
>  9) Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
> 10) British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
> 11) Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
> 12) Eye Drops Off Shelf
> 13) Teachers Strike Idle Kids
> 14) Clinton Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead
> 15) Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax
> 16) Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
> 17) Miners Refuse to Work after Death
> 18) Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
> 19) Stolen Painting Found by Tree
> 20) Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in Checkout Counter
> 21) Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
> 22) Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One
> 23) War Dims Hope for Peace
> 24) If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
> 25) Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
> 26) Deer Kill 17,000
> 27) Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
> 28) Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
> 29) Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
> 30) Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
> 31) New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
> 32) Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
> 33) Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
> 34) Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
> 35) Arson Suspect Held in Massachusetts Fire
> 36) Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
> 37) Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
> 38) New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
> 39) Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
>
> Charlie
>

Reply