On translating

I am interested in languages. So I am really glad that a service like “ Babel Fish “ exists.
You can take something in one language and translate it into another.

Saying for the days: Some things don't translate well.

I took this set of three sayings and had them translated into French.

Don't put a question mark where God put a period.
Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.
Forbidden fruits create many jams.

Then I had the French translated back to English.
This is what I got.

Do not put a question mark where God spent one period.
Do not await 6 strong men to carry you to the church.
The prohibited fruits create many stuffings.

Next I had the original three translated into German and translated them back to English.
This is the result.

Places no query point, where God used one period.
Do not expect 6 strong men, in order to carry at the church.
The forbidden fruits create much full plug.

As you can see there was a little lost in the translation but the gist was there,


@@@@ News From Pigeon Falls– The little town in my garage where the trains still run, dragons fly, love is in the air and Eino is confused.– The New Potatoes won again last night. That’s two games in a row. They didn’t do that well before they became the New Potatoes. You can feel the pride growing in the town. People are so excited. They are working on a symbol ( a mascot if you will). The cheerleaders are really leading cheers. They have even created some new ones. The new cheers stress the “New” in “New Potatoes”. Two more boys have come out for the team. All they need now is for Petrovich to announce there is driblet that predicts the coming of a mighty unstoppable team.
Nancy is walking around in another world. She is so happy. Tommy, the writer, stops into the Coffee Shop at least twice a day. Sometimes they share a saffron bun. This, of course, has not stopped her from being the gossip center. She still listens to her customers and shares what she has heard. Sometimes she even embellishes a little. She was the one that let everybody know the McPhersons were thinking of getting divorced. He was sleeping in one bedroom and her in another. Nancy says she can’t understand how people can fall out of love.
Pastor Marvel called his secretary this morning to see how things were going. She told him, fine. Don’t call any more. Have a good time. He just can’t let go.
Tommy, the undertaker’s kid, and Eino are meeting tonight to try to decide how to check out their theories. Eino has been making a lot of calls but getting very little information. Tommy says if he is right and the government is too blame. They have to find the rift where the dragon and the White Rabbit came through and close it before some kind of horrible creature flies or waddles in. Of course it may have closed on its own.
Mrs. Trumble is having nothing to do with dimensional holes. As far as she is concerned they are demons and that is that. She seems to still be convinced the White Rabbit has fangs. The recent cow killings which were blamed on the new pack of wolves , as far as she is concerned were done by the White Rabbit. She still keeps her trusty Dragon Slayer in the truck.
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Link for Today:Step into the Nexus- A little politics. A little sports. A little nyquil. Please put Dr. John in the comment.
Was a sick day. I felt rotten all day. My cough is bad. I didn't sleep well . I did a little blogging. I watched some television. I napped a lot. When Peter and family came to celebrate his birthday I felt too sick to go. Betty went and had a good time. I did play some mangula with Bree. She won almost every game.Now I am going to have a breathing treatment. Then some cough medicene.
GBYA