Re: [OT] English language [was:Re: OpenOffice.org - how to install additional languages?]
On Sunday 03 April 2011 16:17:55 Ron Johnson wrote:
> ...
>
> > What populist propaganda have you been reading? How do they say
> > "Disneyland" in French?
>
> Terre de Disney?
> Terre de Souris?
>
Actually, the French (in France) disdain direct translations of English
phrases, and will generally use the English term, or invent a separate, French
one. The Québecois, on the other hand, use direct translation quite a bit.
So you have "le hot dog" in Paris, but "le chien chaud" in Montréal.
-Chris
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