<![CDATA[Lost in translation !]]>Lost in translation !

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1b25294a-a1df-4b89-af14-4c5373d08ebe/lost-in-translationRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:40:57 GMTWed, 22 Apr 2026 09:55:30 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:32:19 GMT]]>@jfmezei

Here's my submission for "Baby on Board"

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/crankylinuxuser/statuses/116454741737848808https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/crankylinuxuser/statuses/116454741737848808Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:32:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:32:41 GMT]]>@jfmezei Grown-ups are less vulnerable, so collisions are OK for them. "No baby on board: let's race to the next red light and have fun!"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/march38/statuses/116454271288258680https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/march38/statuses/116454271288258680Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:32:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:29:26 GMT]]>@jfmezei Bienvenue au Canada welcome to Canadâââ

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/bougiewonderland/statuses/116450483634310580https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/bougiewonderland/statuses/116450483634310580Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:29:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:16:05 GMT]]>@atkelar yep. Translated “board” as “blackboard” instead of expression “on board”. (Having boarded a vehicle).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116053131523440173/statuses/116450195235789319https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cosocial.ca/ap/users/116053131523440173/statuses/116450195235789319Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:16:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:13:22 GMT]]>@jfmezei I don't speak French but this seems a tad too literal?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/atkelar/statuses/116450184583475003https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/atkelar/statuses/116450184583475003Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:13:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:48:07 GMT]]>@jfmezei

@trouduction

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.com.pl/users/74/statuses/116449141551419871https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.com.pl/users/74/statuses/116449141551419871Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:48:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:43:31 GMT]]>@Crystal_Fish_Caves @jfmezei more likely Anglophones who couldn't be bothered to hire a translator and thought they knew what they were doing. this happens with Ottawa municipal stuff all the time. our city is right next to Quebec, a whole province of French speaking people, and la Ville de Gatineau is just across the river, but hire someone to get French phrasing correct? nah, who would do that.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/burnitdown/statuses/116449123439794530https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/burnitdown/statuses/116449123439794530Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:43:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:24:52 GMT]]>@jfmezei Yeah, and also:

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tiggi.es/users/isocat/statuses/116449050127753478https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tiggi.es/users/isocat/statuses/116449050127753478Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:24:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:24:11 GMT]]>@jfmezei besser als die Füße

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/cptodin/statuses/116449047471805117https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/cptodin/statuses/116449047471805117Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:24:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:49:30 GMT]]>@jfmezei Or it's targeting a very, very specific, neglected market segment 🙃

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116448911094751472https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/landelare/statuses/116448911094751472Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:49:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:42:26 GMT]]>@jfmezei LOL. I was checking the reviews on Google for a restaurant in Paris and one review said “Hat of the leader”. Puzzled, I clicked to reveal the original review in French. It was “Chapeau le chef”. 😀

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/mkoek/statuses/116448883280976974https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/mkoek/statuses/116448883280976974Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:42:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:39:43 GMT]]>@jfmezei that's it. i'm pulling the baby off the table.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toots.matapacos.dog/users/loathsome_dongeater/statuses/116448872620338620https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toots.matapacos.dog/users/loathsome_dongeater/statuses/116448872620338620Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:39:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:54:22 GMT]]>@jfmezei

Is Earth Day also Hire A Translator Day? It should be: a simple action that saves the environment and the children…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/DavidM_yeg/statuses/116448694277340352https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/DavidM_yeg/statuses/116448694277340352Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:54:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:48:27 GMT]]>@jfmezei Something something Burt Ward.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/earwigplanet/statuses/116448671016799477https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/earwigplanet/statuses/116448671016799477Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:48:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:47:23 GMT]]>@jfmezei where can I get one?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115853875321822845/statuses/116448666782821378https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115853875321822845/statuses/116448666782821378Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:47:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:41:01 GMT]]>@Phosphenes @jfmezei

Giving that minivan a wide berth in the parking lot when shopping with my little cousins.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116448641807603253https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116448641807603253Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:41:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:40:07 GMT]]>@jfmezei
😂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://piaille.fr/users/OrangeR/statuses/116448638207704682https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://piaille.fr/users/OrangeR/statuses/116448638207704682Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:40:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:38:57 GMT]]>@futurebird @jfmezei

Yeah first thing I thought of was planked salmon. 😋

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116448633624305177https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glasgow.social/users/Phosphenes/statuses/116448633624305177Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:38:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:31:21 GMT]]>@jfmezei you mean you don't habitually put your baby on a chalkboard?

Personally, that's usually how I store mine.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/renardboy/statuses/116448603741968361https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/renardboy/statuses/116448603741968361Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:31:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:29:11 GMT]]>@jfmezei

It's what's for dinner!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116448595257087935https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/futurebird/statuses/116448595257087935Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:29:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:23:49 GMT]]>@Black_Flag @jfmezei

How would that be relevant if "onboard" is not on the sign 🤔

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sibrosan/statuses/116448574132570882https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sibrosan/statuses/116448574132570882Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:23:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:16:08 GMT]]>@jfmezei this feels like a "your fridge is running" joke

like, baby's on the table… better go catch it!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/clarfonthey/statuses/116448543961128275https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/clarfonthey/statuses/116448543961128275Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:16:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:15:19 GMT]]>@jfmezei god, painfully laughing at this one

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/clarfonthey/statuses/116448540719216448https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cat/users/clarfonthey/statuses/116448540719216448Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:15:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Lost in translation ! on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:55:22 GMT]]>@jfmezei https://youtu.be/PRskvLyCoU0

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.chuggybumba.com/users/thanius/statuses/116448462193274248https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.chuggybumba.com/users/thanius/statuses/116448462193274248Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:55:22 GMT