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Liveinjapan Posted 16 years ago
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Funny?

The thread where some critics who do not even know about the history of the world will comment on a false world history you post.

(The above is my translation, and the original sounds a little funny in my native language.)
Does it sound a little bit funny?
  

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It may sound a little funny but probably not in the way you intended. It is ungrammatical and incomprehensible as it lacks a main clause. ) CB

— Cool Breeze

  • It may sound a little funny but probably not in the way you intended.
  • It is ungrammatical and incomprehensible as it lacks a main clause.
  • ) CB
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It may sound a little funny but probably not in the way you intended. It is ungrammatical and incomprehensible as it lacks a main clause. (There may be other reasons, too.)

CB
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LiveinjapanThe thread where some critics who do not even know about the history of the world will comment on a false world history you post.
The translation does sound like it needs some improving.
Does this come close to the meaning ?

Some critics who don't even know world history would comment on the threads with inaccurate acc
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Got it, thanks, CB and DE. Translating what is funny is always hard.
(It is a title so I should have dropped a period, maybe.)
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As a title, maybe this, although maybe it is too long for a title:

The World HistoryThread -- Where Know-Nothings Comment on Know-Nothing Comments

That might be a little funny for some, but no guarantees.
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What a great title! Titles must be like that. Thanks, CJ.
CalifJimThe World HistoryThread -- Where Know-Nothings Comment on Know-Nothing Comments
(It is funny!)
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