Thread: common mystery trope that bugs me
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Old 02-23-2020, 12:08 PM   #69
j.p.s
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
It's always amusing to watch one of the subtitled martial arts movies, when one of the characters says something in English and see how it's translated in the subtitle.
Yep, but sometimes I think it is to save space.

I'm also amused when one of the the words has been long adopted into English, but some synonym is substituted, even if it is longer.
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