Monday, March 31, 2014

Translation set in stone

My department often gets translation requests for strange content and into obscure languages. We do try our best to oblige. But we had to say no to this one we got yesterday -


I wish to get a five word sentence in English translated to both Latin and if possible Egyptian hieroglyphs.”

All I could mutter to myself in response was,

“Quae in inferno…?!” (What the hell…?! in Latin according to Google Translate.)

Now where is that hammer and chisel? 

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