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When my friend told me she had finally landed in France (on a layover to Switzerland), I couldn’t help send her:

... and then proceeded to have the song stuck in my head for two hours....

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I just got so pissed off at Spotify for putting an ad between “Little Lottie/The Mirror” and “The Phantom of the Opera” ...... I MEAN you cannot have anything but that intro follow Michael Crawford’s eerie voice!!

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So I went to London last weekend and saw Les Misérables on Tuesday with incredible tickets, down in the front, in the centre. I was so excited and so into it. Apparently it showed.

At intermission, this guy down my row told me, “I never saw someone enjoy it as much as you do.”

And I thought I was toning it down....

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It always amazes me how in works of fiction, a character will look at a piece of foreign text, go “It’s in [insert language here]”, then proceed to translate it seamlessly in English (or in whatever language I’m reading).

Whenever I’ve been presented with such an opportunity, I at least spend a good half a minute trying to find translations, and if I’m lucky enough to find any, they are either inadequate or I trip up on the syntax. And this isn’t even when I’m trying to translate from a language I’ve learned as an adult and of which I therefore only have moderate understanding. This happens when I’m trying to translate from one native tongue to another.

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Me: Yeah so I might be going to Italy for half a year because I don't have the funds anymore. It'll permit me to still travel a bit.

My sister: Where do you want to go?

Me: Places I haven't been yet. Like London.

My sister: What, do you want to see the Big Ben?

Me: Not really. I really want to eat Indian food, go to King's Cross, and see Les Misérables. Mom wants me to see The Phantom too.

My sister: ... you're such trash. I can't believe we're related.

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Quand Marine Le Pen salue le résultat des élections ici............... C’était pas comme si j’étais pas déjà un peu dégoûtée du résultat. Je pense je vais aller vomir...

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Moi, en chantant “Belle” : ... avant de vous av-ouère menée jusqu’à l’autel

Oooops... Désolée Patrick Fiori !

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I’ve always wondered what was up with the American versions of the Harry Potter books (especially considering the difference in the titles of the first book), and now I’ve discovered, among other things, that words have been replaced. Words like “shan’t”, “dressing gown”, “jumper”, and “football” become “won’t”, “bathrobe”, “sweater”, and “soccer”, and those are just the ones I’ve noticed (it’s been a while since I’ve read those books, especially in English, having read last year the first one in Italian for practice).

I don’t really understand the necessity of these replacements. While most of the replaced words are perhaps more local expressions that certainly were not used here, I’ve never really had any problems with a kid. And now I’m wondering if other books have similar treatment.

My problem though is with my local library, who has the American version of the audiobook. We’ve always shared the same editions as the UK, so I don’t know why it has these? Especially if I have to continuously hear these words (especially soccer, sweater, and the likes) said in a British accent.