Her translations of Asterix books really are quite something, given the French and Latin puns. I wasn’t expecting to get more out of those comics after several years of high school Latin and yet…
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This is sad to hear. I truly admired her talent. Asterix is funny in both French and English, but some of the jokes and especially the wordplay on names are not the same.
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Do you speak French Jeet? Always wondered. Can't imagine having to translate the Astérix books, they're filled with stupid puns and ridiculous names and that's a big part of why is great.
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English names for the characters made me feel a bit uncomfortable because they're so phonetically different but then if you don't translate them, you miss the fun
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Boneywasawarriorwayayix and Courtingdisastus I will miss you. - Asterix in Corsica
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The puns in the translation of Asterix gave me endless joy as a child...
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