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worxland · 02-08-2010, 03:31 PM

I chose other, cos I read for reasons 2, 3, 4 and 5:

I read in my native (Hungarian) for native authors, and English for work (being an IT guy it is no big surprise), for a lot of untranslated novels, for not forgetting too much and for fun (Sir Pratchett is not translatable - I have read some of his works in Hungarian: many tried - all failed; it is not the same, the nuances and puns are not really there. Another one is Jeremy Clarkson, when you read his articles you can just hear the presentation method with which he delivers his speech - and that is only enjoyable in English).

02-08-2010, 03:31 PM	#43
worxland Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hungary Device: PRS-505, Paperwhite	I chose other, cos I read for reasons 2, 3, 4 and 5: I read in my native (Hungarian) for native authors, and English for work (being an IT guy it is no big surprise), for a lot of untranslated novels, for not forgetting too much and for fun (Sir Pratchett is not translatable - I have read some of his works in Hungarian: many tried - all failed; it is not the same, the nuances and puns are not really there. Another one is Jeremy Clarkson, when you read his articles you can just hear the presentation method with which he delivers his speech - and that is only enjoyable in English). Last edited by worxland; 02-08-2010 at 03:35 PM.