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Korean translation of "mouse" was "squirrel", although ultimately it lost to a loan. I can't imagine why anyone thought that long-winded translation in Polish w
by sanxiyn 6y ago
Korean translation of "mouse" was "squirrel", although ultimately it lost to a loan. I can't imagine why anyone thought that long-winded translation in Polish would stick.
Squirrel was chosen because it is considered cute, but mouse is considered dirty. I think that kind of consideration of association is important in translation.
- fludlight 6y ago> Squirrel was chosen because it is considered cute, but mouse is considered dirty. That's a great example of the difference between translation and localization.