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I mean, given that both of those produced nice-sounding but wrong translations, that doesn’t count for much, does it? To borrow a saying, the correct tool to tr

I mean, given that both of those produced nice-sounding but wrong translations, that doesn’t count for much, does it? To borrow a saying, the correct tool to translate things into Russian is a Russian speaker (native or otherwise). But I didn’t actually mean to criticise, really. It’s just funny. (Not nearly as hilarious, say, the Russian passport in The Bourne Identity, but still pretty funny.)

kjs3 3y ago
In 1987, before the fall of the Soviet Union and all the tension that engendered, some American engineers didn't seek out a native Russian speaker to round out their inside joke with a perfect translation. One that could only be seen under a microscope. Weird, huh? /sarcasm Russian passport in The Bourne Identity Oh...you have some weird axe to grind. Figures.