2005-05-10
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Subtitle Surrealism
John Pasden documents a particular scene in a Chinese subtitled Hollywood film, shows where the parallel conversations connect and diverge, and then throws things open to the readers. The several dozen responses on the use of subtitles, the development of plot, and the meaning of life.
John Pasden is an aspiring linguist currently residing in Shanghai, China, studying Chinese and working for a developer of English language resources. His weblog is sinosplice.com/weblog/
2005-05-01
The razor-toothed piranhas ...
"The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human."
And after 53 seconds, Raakesh Blokhra, of Wayne, New Jersey, was done with his attempt to set the Guinnes Record for SMS based text messaging.
Ed Beeson, "Text messaging catches on as callers let their fingers do the talking," (New Jersey) Herald News, Friday, April 29, 2005. http://tinyurl.com/e3jtf