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#132641 04/12/03 11:23 PM
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Pardon me, for being <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" />, but I'm just very curious...
Mea Culpa, might I ask why did you wish to translate Merry Christmas into Polish?


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My present employment includes a lot of Polish People <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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Should have known You'd answer like that... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
So I'm asking: why did you wish to translate Merry Christmas into Polish?
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Blind people roam the earth - didn't see the bottom line at first. Let me tell you that no translator is good (I once saw a thing that translated "we can provide" as "We metal container provide"). If you ever need translating such fairly easy and not too private statements into Polish then let me offer my services. I (not too humbly) assume that I will be much better than most automatic translation programs. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

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Czesc, Boginko, milo zobaczyc tu kogos z naszych stron, czyzby fanka a nie fan gry tego typu? i w dodatku z Polski, gdzie te gre zna moze ze 100 osob?


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Czesc, Boginko, milo zobaczyc tu kogos z naszych stron, czyzby fanka a nie fan gry tego typu? i w dodatku z Polski, gdzie te gre zna moze ze 100 osob?


Eh?

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all ppl have the right to act like idiots sometime, but others just abuse that privilege
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Propheet, well yes. I'm surprised to see Polish on that site and I would gladly answer in my (our) mother tongue but keep in mind that it is impolite to talk in a language unknown to most, in their direct presence(imagine for instance two Japaneese people talking in their mother tongue on a Polish forum) It may cause confusion as they don't understand and cannot be sure if we aren't insulting them. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> If you wish to talk to me in Polish further maybe you'd better use private messages? And by the way: by speaking in Polish we break the rules of this section of the forum. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
But returning to you question - calling me a fan may be an exaggeration... And it is definitely an exaggeration to say that in our country only 100 people know the game though the thing that our distributor of the game did is worth a decade in the presence of Lord of Chaos for the man that made decisions about the game.

Translation (not exact but it keeps the essence) of Prophet's statement (hope You don't mind Propheet):
Hello Boginka, nice to see someone from our country. A female fan of that sort of games, form Poland where about 100 people know the game?

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thanks for the translation Boginka
didn't even know what language that was!
cool by the way!
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#132647 05/12/03 05:13 PM
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You're welcome. It was a kind of duty really.
There we go absolutely <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" /> again.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/delight.gif" alt="" />

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yeah, it happens a lot

hehehe

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I (not too humbly) assume that I will be much better than most automatic translation programs.


I am sure you are more capable than a Translation program, however after nearly 9 years of listening to Polish (between Husband and Wife) I have given up <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />

The only thing I have learned and this is spelled phonetically, is; "Gwoopy" which I understand to mean "Dumb/stupid <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

It is just too involved to recognise and I am pretty good at languages (not too humbly) <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />


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Eh?


Hmm I am not sure but that quote is probably Polish <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" />

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Mea, don't worry after all Polish is third on the list of "hard to learn languages" and that does mean something... The number of strange thing we did to our language is probably beyond the possibilities of understanding that an average English-speaking person has. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> (no offence meant of course)
If You should ever wish to send anything such as "Merry Christmas" to anyone in Polish I will still be glad to help.
PS. Gwoopy... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> still can't stop laughing. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> It's quite funny to see it written phonetically in English when you know the correct phonetics and spelling. And as for the meaning - You are right it is a quite "gentle" (by today's common standards) way of saying: stupid.

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<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/alien.gif" alt="" />I see the point, though I won't appologise, as I've seen this thing happening several times in language-restricted areas of this forum, so why not just greet someone worthy with worthy greeting?? What's all that fuss about?
Now I know, there's no use in being nice, no use at all.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" />


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Now I know, there's no use in being nice, no use at all....


Ah Propheet you worry to much, take it easy and all will be well, and I am sure that Boginka was only trying to be polite for the sake of the rest of the community.

Hey I don't even mind if you call me "Gwoopie" (pronounce in Phonetic English <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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Relax Propheet. I at no point meant to offend you... I am thankful for your greeting (haven't emphasized that hard enough I guess). It's just that I was always told that one should use the language know to most in their presence, but I do not tell you to apologize. I just explained why I do not answer in Polish - I think we can still be polite even in English. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
No offence meant whatsoever and I hope none taken.

PS. There is still use to be polite, perhaps just not to me. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

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<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/offtopic.gif" alt="" /> which one is likely to be the better one larian armor or dragon armor <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />


If practice makes perfect, and nobody is perfect, why practice?
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It depends on the game and your luck with the random stats to which one is better. The dragon armour was better in my game, but others have gone with the silver or Larian armour.

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well I'm a mage I got some dragon armor that has 5 slots <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/evilgrin1.gif" alt="" /> but I saw in kiya's wep page she got some better then my dragon armor <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" />


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oh and how many times should I try for larian armor? I've tried about 15 times and still haven't got a better one then my dragon armor....


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Hellsminion, just as many as You like. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> The stats are redefined every time in an absolutely random way - You might try 30 times and still not get what you want, and you may get very good stats at first try - no rules here. The limit is Your patience.

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oh and how many times should I try for larian armor? I've tried about 15 times and still haven't got a better one then my dragon armor....



err .. hrmph .. until you are satisfied .. naturally <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


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