I get annoyed when people cannot spell my given name. I don't expect many to know the original Hebrew word it's derived from, or the implied meaning as a result.
But I expect them to /try/ to get it right.
That there's STILL a problem with a reference citing the /mistranslation/ decades after it was first corrected, well, that says a lot about why it's hard to break down cultural barriers in certain parts of the US. (And frankly, makes me wonder how my great-grandparents even MARRIED.)
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Date: 2015-04-16 04:59 pm (UTC)But I expect them to /try/ to get it right.
That there's STILL a problem with a reference citing the /mistranslation/ decades after it was first corrected, well, that says a lot about why it's hard to break down cultural barriers in certain parts of the US. (And frankly, makes me wonder how my great-grandparents even MARRIED.)
Still thinking about meanings and implications...