SilasBarta comments on Rationality Quotes December 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SilasBarta 02 December 2011 03:52:32PM 3 points [-]

I love how English/French translations have so many cognates! (You could even up that one a little more by using "sagely" instead of "wisely".)

Comment author: RobinZ 02 December 2011 05:18:05PM 12 points [-]

I actually have a mild distrust of cognates - I don't think the connotations are necessarily preserved.

Comment author: Prismattic 03 December 2011 12:23:30AM 3 points [-]

Also true of translated terms in general...

Comment author: SilasBarta 02 December 2011 07:42:47PM 2 points [-]

I agree, especially with French. (I've seen people translate "dialogue" from French using the cognate, and it sounds like middle-manager-speak.) Didn't mean to criticize your choice, just something I've found neat.

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