Re: Naming in a language
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, April 26, 2002, 20:04 |
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On 24 Apr 02, at 1:49, Neo wrote:
> Well, i had an idea more along the lines of how to translate these
> names...
That reminds me of this:
http://higbee.cots.net/~holtej/klingon/faq.htm#2.3
Basically, it asks those who would translate names into another
language (in this case, Klingon) to consider whether they translate
names into their language (in this case, English). For example,
(quote)
What is Binyamin Netanyahu's name in English? Binyamin Netanyahu?
Benjamin? "Son-of-the-right-hand God-has-given"?
(end quote)
I wouldn't say that "my name in English is horse-friend", for example.
I'd say that my English name is "Philip".
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>
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