Bespoke Taylor

岳泰勒, Markets, Politics, History, Arts. All topics thoughtfully considered (And powered by ADHD/Autism!). Opinions are mine, and subject to change.

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"I may be a hypocrite, but that doesn't make me wrong about you."

A good friend once said that to me, and I've never forgotten how true down into my bones I felt it.

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@suchnerve When I was in a toxic marriage, my ability to cry disappeared. When I finally got divorced, I could cry again both for happiness and sadness. Truly a gift.

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@CarolWalshReal1 @runaway_vol Like, wowzers. What a move.

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@rajarjit Normally, I'd say yes emphatically. But I've got a lot going on right now that preclude it.

If things clear up, will reach out. Flattered by the offer.

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@Noahpinion "She's changing her name from Kitty to Karen."

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@QiaochuYuan https://t.co/ulgo6vYTNX

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@winternet "Happiness writes white."
-Henry de Montherlant

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@Bonecondor Did Phillip Morris write this?

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@cljack @pop_tartlet My wife grew up in Europe and thought Americans were too beefy when she went to college in tne US. I sure showed her, though.

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Overheard at the car rental place.

"I can't rent a car to somebody without a valid driver's license."

Customer seems undeterred.

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@UpdatingOnRome Engage with the heavy infantry fairly!

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@ItsAndyRyan @rabcyr_alt Romy getting pregnant, and marrying that man, is within that 5 at the furthest right.

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This is a trap.

Focus on why it would be good to accomplish a task, and allow yourself to dislike the actual task.

"I don't have to like doing dishes, but I do like eating off clean plates, and having a clean sink. If I want that, I'll do the dishes."

"It's kind to visitors to visit me in a clean house. And I want them to like being here, so I'm going to tidy up."

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@vocalcry That jacket! 😍

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@FonderKamotsu @UpdatingOnRome @romanhelmetguy Christianity reached China long before it arrived in an English speaking country.

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"We're all going to visit grandma because it's good to show your family you love them. You can choose not to go (assuming old enough*) but you'll miss out on the joy that comes from honoring and making time for your ancestors."

*If they are too young. "You're coming because we can't leave you at home, at least be kind and respectful to grandma."

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@FonderKamotsu @UpdatingOnRome @romanhelmetguy When you translate Merry Christmas into Mandarin it comes out "Holy birth day happiness."

Christ and mass are completely gone. To keep them there, I would have to ignore the intent of the Mandarin in favor of English.

And I could be accused of bias and secularism.

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@vocalcry Well, yeah. The B in my name is Bradford, and this guy is my direct ancestor.

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@UpdatingOnRome @romanhelmetguy Possibly. But the idea that translations that precede today's were devoid of politics probably doesn't hold up.

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@UpdatingOnRome @romanhelmetguy If you ever sit down and try to translate one language into another, you start to realize some words just won't come across, and at best you can approximate them in your own biased and limited way.

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@romanhelmetguy https://t.co/5V5cLHnMP9

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Well, yes. That has to be true.

I had to translate a sermon from English into Mandarin on the fly once and the American speaker said,

"I know with every fiber of my being that Jesus is The Christ."

If I literally translate that into Mandarin, the person I'm speaking to will at best not understand and at worst think I'm crazy. The Chinese don't speak that way at all.

I, as the translator have to weigh faithfulness to the original text *and* comprehension of the listener. And make a decision. And people will judge that decision. But it probably can't be said that Homer ever considered how readily others will be able to translate their works into English thousands of years later.

We depend on translators to do it.