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Sophie @SophieY (891) • South Africa 6 Feb 17

While reading an article the other day, I came upon the phrase "apples from the earth" which refers to a potato! I have never read this phrase before and now my vocabulary will definitely extend to use the "apples from the earth"...

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Can you translate this label?

Pat Z Anthony @PatZAnthony (14749) • Charlotte, North Carolina 28 Jan 17

We have several pieces of art we have had for years with labels that need to be translated. This label is one example of a label we can see, but not read. Although we see what we think is the date, we are not certain of the...

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Lets Talk a Little Texan!

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 14 Jul 16

"Dont mess with Texas!" is the first instruction I read on the flip side of this hilarious and very informative postcard! I think Texas is the first of the American states to confess that any lingo spoken in Texas is certainly...

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Reading in differente languages

Margarita @Meramar (2695) 13 Jun 16

In the different countries, we'll find professional writers who wrote excellent books and were translated into other languages. Even with well done translations, it is not the same than reading the original one. Besides, reading...

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New Guy Has Lots of Questions

Todrite @todrite (14) • Coconut Creek, Florida 31 Oct 15

This is my very first post so feel free to comment on what is proper procedure and how many words are expected and can I mention my creations by name. I also want to introduce myself, so I hope I am doing both. I've spoken to...

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Will You Read Read Through the Whole Bible, Beginning January 1??

Marja @buenavida (9984) • Sweden 31 Dec 12

The latest years, my goal has been to read through the whole Bible every year. Yes, it has 66 books, but if we read a few chapters every day, it is possible to do it. I actually have made it even easier, as some parts, I listen...

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Love in any Language..collecting friends & collecting "I LOVE YOUs"

meowchie @meowchie (992) • Philippines 17 Sep 12

I love you in English Aku cinta kamu for Indonesians Je t'aime in French Volim te for Croatians/Serbians/Bosnians and neighbors :] N7ibik for Tunisians Saya cinta awak for Malaysians Te amo/Ti amo for...

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Female Friendly Bibles?

leafygreens08 @leafygreens08 (754) • United States 11 Apr 11

I have been reading my bible (Revised Standard Version) and it struck me a being somewhat difficult to understand with all the masculine pronouns and references. For example Hebrews 5:1 "Every high priest is a man chosen to...

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Is there any favourite part of the Bible that you like or enjoy particularly?

carpediem17 @carpediem17 (1315) • Singapore 16 Sep 10

The Bible is the best selling book of all times in the World and has been translated into many languages. It contains the word of God and conveyed it through stories, parables, prophesies and poetry in the Old and New Testament....

encouraging words to live by

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plz help me in translations friends!!!

harishpharma @harishpharma (100) 14 Aug 10

hi frnds im working with my frnd in translation french to english documents but my frnd is not accepting any machine translation documents. he wants manual translations , but i dont have skills in french language . plz...

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camomile07 @camomile07 (1420) • Germany 27 Apr 10

Looking for possibilities to work online, I am wondering if anybody knows any sites to work as translator, for example: companies or privat persons who need any text translated into another language and would pay for it.

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Do subtle meanings get lost in the translating of written works?

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 1 Jul 09

In reading the KJV of the Bible I have come across what SEEMS like contradictions. But if I go to a concordance (a reference book that contains definitions and meanings of every Hebrew and Greek word in the scriptures) and look up...

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do you believe that dreams have "real world" meaning?

troyski @troyski (103) • Philippines 15 Dec 08

i think everyone has at least once experienced dreaming while they slept. there a lot of people who say that these dreams actually translates to something in the "real world". a story about a dreamer/dream translator (joseph) is...

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Do you believe that the bible is fallible?

dreemsofdark @dreemsofdark (714) • United States 1 Oct 08

I am having a hard time here, because I believe that the bible is fallible, not because I think God is fallible (I don't, he's perfect) but because Man wrote the bible, and Man translated it for years and years and years before...

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What is a nutmeg?

pinkytabor @pinkytabor (818) • Philippines 15 Sep 08

Friends, i actually need help. Does anyone of you know the arabic word for nutmeg? Perhaps an arabic-english-speaking friend of your knows. I know i should post this under "arabic" interest but there seems to be 'no one' there. I...

what is a nutmeg like

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Online French/ Italian translation

Fiammetta @Fiammetta (45) 18 Jun 08

Hi, I've two kids and need to earn some money working from home. I've a degree in French/Italian and have done plenty of general translations. Anyone out there know how to go about setting up without incurring too many...

italian translation

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Bible Versions

ASL19741978 @ASL19741978 (319) • United States 19 Jul 07

Do you read the Bible? If you do, what translation do you like best? I usually read the King James Version, the Complete Jewish Bible, or the New International Version.

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Help with Albanian, please!

printemps @printemps (30) • Ukraine 22 Feb 07

Does anyone know how to say 'thank you', 'hello', good bye' and 'how are you?' in Albanian language? Thank you!!! I need it really quick.

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Translations

Silencio Barnes @silenciobarnes (249) • United States 18 Jan 07

Can somebody explain how a book...lets say a Harry Potter book, gets translated into an Asian language. I mean, the oriental languages are so far removed from our own roman derived languages that it seems impossible that...

Translations from English into Romanian

iordachenina @iordachenina (4) • Romania 1 Nov 06

Hi! I have been browsing the internet for quite some time now and the translator's jobs are not so numerous, at least for my pair of languages, although I can cover many fields of activity. Does anyone have a good piece of advice...

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