Translating the Untranslateable

[thejoyofcurls]

I just got back from hearing Eichah, known in english as Lamentations. Which is a complete erroneous translation. It literally means, "oh how!" Used in terms of grief and sadness. Our two temples were destroyed by Neanderthals. This is not exactly the festival of lights

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[hypercaro]

in response to an entry from three zillion years ago, "putain" is whore in french. it's the mean one. it is incredibly derogatory. it doesn't mean "prostitute," the noun. it is more of a curse. as my dad put it, "the way fuck means sex, but not really." my dad is quite articulate sometimes.

love caroline

[42shadesofgray]

The King James Version puts the part of Leviticus that tells you not to have sex with animals under the heading "Social Responsibility," and you wonder why Catholics are Catholics.