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Cryonosis · 2013-01-12, 22:18

The major problem for me is that itadakimasu is polite speech in Japanese, while "Rub a dub dub. . ." is rude / oafish in American (dialect of English). To me, you should always maintain the same level of politeness when translating; a sorrowful well meant apology shouldn't be translated as "my bad dawg!" just as an off the cuff casual hello shouldn't be translated as "Greetings gentlemen!"

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Cryonosis ~Desu Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Age: 42	The major problem for me is that itadakimasu is polite speech in Japanese, while "Rub a dub dub. . ." is rude / oafish in American (dialect of English). To me, you should always maintain the same level of politeness when translating; a sorrowful well meant apology shouldn't be translated as "my bad dawg!" just as an off the cuff casual hello shouldn't be translated as "Greetings gentlemen!" __________________ The danger from computers is not that they will eventually become as smart as man, but that we will agree to meet them half way. Computers are a lot like air conditioners, they both work great until you open windows. Linux is only free if your time is worthless.