two questions in the translation realm

[Kim Braithwaite]

Just a thought: There's an expression in English that goes variously, "swear 
like a trooper/sailor/stevedore...." You could, I suppose, make it "swear 
like a Russian [whatever]." If you feel the phrase needs some allusion to 
the sacred word "mother" I can't think of any easy equivalent.

Kim etc.....

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From: "Nina Shevchuk" <n_shevchuk at YAHOO.COM>
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Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 9:32 AM
Subject: [SEELANGS] two questions in the translation realm


> Dear Seelangers!
> I am working on some translations from Ukrainian into English for my 
> Master's Thesis at UNL. Hilda Raz and Mila Saskova-Pierce suggested I post 
> my questions here:
>
> 1) a technical question: how do you translate the verb "materit'sia" (to 
> curse in the uniquely Russian manner) into English? I have a good 
> dictionary, but it has very proper sensibilities....
>
> 2) Besides "Two Lines" are there other journals that publish translations 
> on a regular basis. "Paintbrush," I think, is one, but the editor is on a 
> break for the rest of the year...
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Nina Shevchuk - Murray
> University of Nebraska - Lincoln
>
>
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