Subj : Anecdotes about translators
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Sat Oct 02 2021 22:15:49

Hi, Paul!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

AH>  When I looked up "twit" in THE FREE DICTIONARY I found 
AH>  quite a lot of stuff you might find useful, including 
AH>  definitions & synonyms.  In summary... a twit is a 
AH>  foolish, stupid, annoying, and/or insignificant person.  
AH>  I'm guessing that is more or less what you were thinking 
AH>  of here.  :-)

PQ>  Down here, a 'Twit' was long=known as a "pregnant goldfish". 


          According to Uncle Google, the idea that a "pregnant goldfish" may be referred to as a "twit" is an urban legend from Australia.

          I see you reversed the order.  Am I missing something?  :-)



PQ>  Is that dictionary a revised version of history by
PQ>  milennials or one compiled by ignorant new world-ers?  ;)


          I cited THE FREE DICTIONARY in this case because it includes listings from various sources & because other people may be able to read it online.  I'm happy with what the authors have to say about the issue.  In addition, it saves me the effort of researching & retyping material from umpteen hard copies.  :-Q




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