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Translation error?

I love disruption. It takes a fair dose of courage and a good sense of humor, especially in our French election days.

Here is one isolated act that is worth mentioning : the “free interpretation” of Sarkozy’s speech on TV, subtitled for American viewers. Original sentence was : “I invite all French people to unite to me”.
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Read on French Morning, a magazine made by French people in New York.  Bien vu.

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3 Responses to “Translation error?”

  1. meneame.net Says:
    April 26th, 2007 at 10:24 am

    Comprometido error de traducción en las elecciones francesas…

    La emisión se mostraba en un canal de televisión americana, lo frase original era "Invito a que toda la gente francesa se una a mí", pero ups!….

  2. Becca Says:
    May 1st, 2007 at 5:57 am

    According to the British press, the guy responsible for this was fired. Is this true?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/01/wfra01.xml

    (see last paragraph)

  3. JFB Says:
    May 1st, 2007 at 10:18 am

    That’s what Libération said too. It seems the guy was American, by the way…

    http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/politiques/250888.FR.php

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