Jimbo
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Please share this with anyone you know who still uses LiveJournal. It could collapse next week; it could last another two years. I think "next week" is probably too fast and "two years" is probably pushing it, a lot; that's my only prediction.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Please share this with anyone you know who still uses LiveJournal. It could collapse next week; it could last another two years. I think "next week" is probably too fast and "two years" is probably pushing it, a lot; that's my only prediction.
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More on the genius of the Asterix translations by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge
(the “rather, old fruit” exchange is one of my favourite gags)
auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/a...
(the “rather, old fruit” exchange is one of my favourite gags)
auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/a...
Asterix in translation: the genius of Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge
As promised in a previous blog entry, what follows is a discussion of the translation of some of my favourite Asterix gags. The translators’ modus operandi was to include as many jokes in the Engli…
auntymuriel.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
More on the genius of the Asterix translations by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge
(the “rather, old fruit” exchange is one of my favourite gags)
auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/a...
(the “rather, old fruit” exchange is one of my favourite gags)
auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/a...