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Re: CVS commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles



On 06.12.2017 17:58, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
>> Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 16:41:27 +0800 (+08)
>> From: Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>
>>
>>> Oh, and I'd also change "its canine barking" to "its barking," (note the
>>> addition of a comma), which would make that sentence flow better, and
>>> avoid the unnecessary re-use of the word 'canine'.
>>
>> Hmmm, it'd be nice if there were a definitive source for this quote; 
>> without that, I'd rather not "adjust" the language.
> 
> I expect the original quote was probably something in Polish.
> 

I was the coauthor of the original translation. There are many other
good quotes but they could be difficult to explain to foreigners,
explain background context etc... or needlessly controversial (even if
true) for fortunes (no need to discuss German-Polish-Russian relations
via fortunes).

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