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The English translators did a great job. This page always stuck in my head for the wordplay: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/ZRlllWCKGjl9aKUy7F_WhgF4-B9fo74LY9leJhncq
by Jarmsy 3y ago
The English translators did a great job. This page always stuck in my head for the wordplay:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/ZRlllWCKGjl9aKUy7F_WhgF4-B9fo74LY9leJhncqxxg0B2vHS1mrp81aX_HJRfARwo3BYn4jxnCqQV_hsbbPcbS2RcqWWTf0nm7g1RvYVHy7Sndx2N9tzRHCsOHk2ce2DqCnI7frA=s0?rhlupa=MTI1LjIzNS42MS4yMTg=&rnvuka=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKGlQaG9uZTsgQ1BVIGlQaG9uZSBPUyA4XzIgbGlrZSBNYWMgT1MgWCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNjAwLjEuNCAoS0hUTUwsIGxpa2UgR2Vja28pIFZlcnNpb24vOC4wIE1vYmlsZS8xMkQ1MDggU2FmYXJpLzYwMC4xLjQ= https://2.bp.blogspot.com/ZRlllWCKGjl9aKUy7F_WhgF4-B9fo74LY9...
- Jarmsy 3y agoMost of the joke is the same as the original, but the 'mild and bitter' part is an addition by the translators. Here's a blog post on them with a comparison of this and a few other pages https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-the-genius-of-anthea-bell-and-derek-hockridge/ https://auntymuriel.com/2012/12/23/asterix-in-translation-th...
- pie314isi 3y agoI knew it would be this page before I clicked. Was not disappointed. This is the most amazing wordplay ever.