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> actual concrete examples Here's an easy one: nearly any pun is literally impossible to translate while still being a pun. You can explain the pun by talking
by TillE 2y ago
> actual concrete examples
Here's an easy one: nearly any pun is literally impossible to translate while still being a pun. You can explain the pun by talking about the original language, but it can't be adequately translated.
- compiler-devel 2y agoA pun's "pun-ness" is like an "insider joke" for native speakers of the language, but the "pun-ness" of a pun doesn't transmit additional information about the ideas pointed at by the pun. Which is more important to the listener, the idea or the joke?