tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post5921322155173677478..comments2023-10-05T09:44:58.124+01:00Comments on Get On With It: Pågående Europeiska !!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-16404409882954836292009-12-29T14:00:29.192+00:002009-12-29T14:00:29.192+00:00Nope, me wuz furst!
Anyway, the example has a gen...Nope, me wuz furst!<br /><br />Anyway, the example has a general application: getting hold of available translations, chosing one randomly, keeping grammatical forms as close as possible to original is NOT translating, and that is why Google translate and similar services suck at doing that.<br /><br />Nice trigh thoo!Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-89668058012384757522009-12-29T11:37:32.754+00:002009-12-29T11:37:32.754+00:00Meat balls = lovely.
"Pågående Europeiska !!...Meat balls = lovely.<br /><br />"Pågående Europeiska !!" = ongoing European OR current European<br /><br />going European = becoming European = to become European = att bli europeiska (but only if you are many)<br /><br />Has some other Swede pointed this out already?Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-7693350100166703042009-10-13T07:09:05.847+01:002009-10-13T07:09:05.847+01:00Do you know the name of the magazine and when it w...Do you know the name of the magazine and when it will be published? Would be fun to read! I am a swedish writers coach and I also have workshops in writing this kind och short stories for swedish magazines. <br />Lycka till" (=good luck!)<br />JohannaJohanna Wistrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864090113100820439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-23370171411782397092009-10-12T16:46:36.133+01:002009-10-12T16:46:36.133+01:00tommo - I'm actually cooking meatballs for tea...tommo - I'm actually cooking meatballs for tea tonight :o) I hope you're not swearing at me there ...<br /><br />fia - Why thank you ma'am :o) Thrashing (lightly) with birch sticks sounds like an acceptable way to celebrate to me - if only I knew what they looked like.<br /><br />nic - Thank you :o)<br /><br />jan jones - If I told you that I'd have to shoot you :o))<br /><br />l-plate author - Get sending woman - I'm sure you can do it!<br /><br />jj beattie - I've never driven anywhere specially to eat meatballs, but I had a friend who used to go to Ikea for that very reason. Though she was sidetracked into buying a rug once too :o)<br /><br />ladybird world mother - Me too! I don't think I'll be learning the lingo anytime soon. Apparently the English translations of titles they give stories can be quite amusing :o)<br /><br />amanda - Thank you kindly :o))<br /><br />honeysuckle - Ta muchly :o)<br /><br />captain black - It does sound good when you put it like that :o)<br /><br />lily - Thank you! Though I hardly dare admit it, the chapter you read is no longer the novel I've been writing :oO Hopefully you'll like the current one just as much :o))<br /><br />dumdad - How DARE you? (delivers cyber slap)<br /><br />Just kidding ...<br /><br />debs - Lol! Going national is enough really, I'm still thrilled to bits :o)<br /><br />helen p - That's a thought. Should keep me in meatballs for a couple of months :o)<br /><br />colette - Thank you! It's a magazine called Allas, and hopefully I'll get a complimentary copy to show off :o)<br /><br />Lane - Thank you, though the meatballs possibly are more exciting than my words!<br /><br />The editing's done and dusted ... almost :o)<br /><br />fionnuala - Thank you! It's a bit weird, I'll grant you :o) You've given me an idea for my next story now ...<br /><br />edward - Thank you kind sir :o)<br /><br />jean - It would be better if I could read it, but maybe something would be lost in translation!<br /><br />anna - Congratulations in English is good enough for me :o))<br /><br />suzanne - Thanks for that! The photo with it made me laugh though - not quite what I had in mind, but I'm not complaining :o))<br /><br />susie - Thank you! I'll have to go and look for that comment now. I hope it wasn't rude :o)<br /><br />queenie - Thanks so much - with a little help of course :o)<br /><br />countrymummy - Ooh, yes those sponges looked lovely, what a clever son :o) <br /><br />We were at South Cerney by the way - really nice area and Wiltshire's lovely too.<br /><br />casdok - Thank you :o)<br /><br />alis - That's really nice, thank you, but my taste might not be everyone else's!<br /><br />olivia ryan - Thank you for popping by! Yes I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like, even if I can't read it. Unless I learn Swedish in the meantime ...<br /><br />boomer - I don't need much excuse to have a cup of tea, but thank you :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-17041564125355154342009-10-07T02:56:33.617+01:002009-10-07T02:56:33.617+01:00And you DESERVE a cup of tea! That's just fabu...And you DESERVE a cup of tea! That's just fabulous!!!♥ Boomer ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/11304000268484230167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-5210658500734309372009-10-06T20:34:14.574+01:002009-10-06T20:34:14.574+01:00Just read your post about the Swedish magazine, Ka...Just read your post about the Swedish magazine, Karen - I'm still behind, catching up with blogs (sigh) - and wanted to send you my congrats. It's a lovely, strange, weird, exciting feeling to see something you've written, when it's in a foreign language you can't even speak! xx Enjoy!Sheila Nortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997206301877289623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-36608423434330803262009-10-05T15:38:32.040+01:002009-10-05T15:38:32.040+01:00Translation - that's a whole 'nother level...Translation - that's a whole 'nother level of success. Many congratulations, Karen! Glad to hear the novel's going well - if you like it, I'm sure the rest of us will!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-59502195401721595642009-10-03T10:41:42.239+01:002009-10-03T10:41:42.239+01:00Many congratulations!Many congratulations!Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-19800950593118494822009-09-30T22:15:35.286+01:002009-09-30T22:15:35.286+01:00Hi - thanks for coming over to projectforty...i ca...Hi - thanks for coming over to projectforty...i can't take credit for sponges, they belong to my son...am looking forward to sampling them tomorrow....where did you go in the Cotswolds? Am in North Wiltshire - not too far away.janicebotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188903247970259430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-21837040705796338282009-09-28T09:03:30.067+01:002009-09-28T09:03:30.067+01:00Ooh you ARE doing well! Congratulations!Ooh you ARE doing well! Congratulations!Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988379866736219329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-36855614230076234512009-09-27T17:07:31.460+01:002009-09-27T17:07:31.460+01:00Congrats on mag sales, Karen. Btw, I seem to have ...Congrats on mag sales, Karen. Btw, I seem to have accidentally commented on an old post, never mind.Susie Verekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231577537523515291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-66081274300209147002009-09-26T10:43:36.932+01:002009-09-26T10:43:36.932+01:00Gosh, you're international. Congratulations.
...Gosh, you're international. Congratulations.<br /><br />Loved you story in Take a Break.<br /><br />XXSuzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-83094505424597615822009-09-25T20:57:14.350+01:002009-09-25T20:57:14.350+01:00Choke on a scone...
Sounds like soap on a rope; I...Choke on a scone...<br /><br />Sounds like soap on a rope; I love it! <br /><br />Congrats! If I knew another language I'd offer that too. :)))Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-60235859604867100272009-09-25T18:05:52.460+01:002009-09-25T18:05:52.460+01:00Congrats! It will be great for you to see your sto...Congrats! It will be great for you to see your story in Swedish.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834219386682067062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-46947095603881936932009-09-25T12:43:35.302+01:002009-09-25T12:43:35.302+01:00Translated author, eh? Heartiest congrats!Translated author, eh? Heartiest congrats!Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548801150312804111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-67700215692103562322009-09-25T11:25:54.993+01:002009-09-25T11:25:54.993+01:00Blooming heck Karen, I haven't been in bloglan...Blooming heck Karen, I haven't been in blogland for a few weeks and read today that you've sold TWENTY stories this year? I knew you'd had some success but that's huge. TITAN! Well done you. And Sweden eh? Did your story netion missing scres in flat pack furniture?! Fx<br /><br />PS Good luck with the novel.Fionnualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12275984316414726884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-65256962165551185002009-09-24T23:00:22.290+01:002009-09-24T23:00:22.290+01:00I got all excited when I saw those meatballs. And ...I got all excited when I saw those meatballs. And even more excited when I actually read your words. Woo - congratulations! Great news.<br /><br />And good luck with the editing. Sounds like you've got a good thing going on:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-54181757902883621792009-09-24T20:28:40.916+01:002009-09-24T20:28:40.916+01:00Congratulations! Which mag is it? Seeing your stor...Congratulations! Which mag is it? Seeing your story written in a different language is going to be so weird.<br />Good luck with the editing.Colette McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383068332228040704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-66751607364636902292009-09-24T16:35:22.132+01:002009-09-24T16:35:22.132+01:00How fab is that! Do you have to spend all the Kron...How fab is that! Do you have to spend all the Krona in Ikea I wonder?Helen Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765832070235249081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-66721643146826496252009-09-24T16:27:25.790+01:002009-09-24T16:27:25.790+01:00Clever girl. Clarkey takes over the world.
Hap...Clever girl. Clarkey takes over the world. <br /><br />Happy editing.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-33184557395339634692009-09-24T16:15:23.944+01:002009-09-24T16:15:23.944+01:00Lyckönskan!
(I think that means congratulations i...Lyckönskan!<br /><br />(I think that means congratulations in Swedish if the free translation wotsit works properly; if it's anything untoward apologies).Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-90634428851393031752009-09-24T13:56:17.922+01:002009-09-24T13:56:17.922+01:00Congratulations!!! Good luck with the edit :) I s...Congratulations!!! Good luck with the edit :) I still don't have your chapter one out of my head!!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653762974885767334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-35361613645578771692009-09-24T11:43:34.770+01:002009-09-24T11:43:34.770+01:00Well done. You're now officially an internatio...Well done. You're now officially an international author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-35482596885198830032009-09-24T09:13:45.002+01:002009-09-24T09:13:45.002+01:00Well done!Well done!Honeysucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077195038391022191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811678176256049495.post-14534882113151536472009-09-24T07:51:51.073+01:002009-09-24T07:51:51.073+01:00Congratulations, Karen :-))) xCongratulations, Karen :-))) xAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919354420843737481noreply@blogger.com