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Originally Posted by beachwanderer
The Italians have this nice saying, what was it again ? Ah yes:"Traduttore, Traditore"  You inevitably lose so much with every translation ... |
I read a very interesting essay by Umberto Eco about his experiences in translating and being translated : "Dire quasi la stessa cosa" (quick translation : to say almost the same thing)
I read it in italian, because reading the translated version of an essay about translation seemed a bit strange.