Monday, February 20, 2012

Mr. Eunuch?

Could this be just an error made by computer-generated-translation service?
This article from our national airline magazine has translated the-unnecessary-to-be-translated word: one's name ( He happened to be a Vice Governor!)
The name is Muslim Kasim, and translated in to English as: Muslim Eunuch.  EUNUCH???!!!
This could be just an innocent mistranslation by machine.
But then why the village's name: Dusun Gajah Mati is not translated as The Village of Dead Elephants?
^_^ Maybe the interpreter took extra effort to explicate one's sexual state? Hahaha

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