Someone (I'm NOT volunteering!) might want to create a cruelly difficult spelling quiz. Perhaps they could start with the Duke basketball coach and the Kwik-e-Mart proprietor.
I got it because I have a terrible game guide for Mario 64 (the eel is named Unagi in it)
I know it's terrible because multiple enemies are referred to by their Japanese names and ALL of the star names have a different name.
It's like it was directly translated from Japanese despite the game guide coming out after the international releases and it would probably be easier to use the names from the game.
It's a quote. The whole point of quotes is that you, ya know, *quote* them. "A marigold by any other name would still smell as nifty," ~ Shakespeare, more or less, from "Romeo & Juliet"
I mean, is the Japanese word for "eel" something someone really needs to know? Friends is a very popular show, so a lot of people would recognize from that. It's not like "unagi" is some term of colossal historical importance.
It's a quote. The point of quotes is that you, ya know, *quote* them, not paraphrase them. "Ask not what your condo association can do for you, ask what you can do for your condo association!" ~ John F. Kennedy, sorta-kinda
Samiamco, why are you going through the comments picking people up on this? It's not originally in English, and it's not from a specific author (as all your silly examples are).
And I'm not sure why "unagi" is supposed to be general knowledge either. I mean there's always the Friends episode but I'm not sure they gave the actual translation...
I know it's terrible because multiple enemies are referred to by their Japanese names and ALL of the star names have a different name.
It's like it was directly translated from Japanese despite the game guide coming out after the international releases and it would probably be easier to use the names from the game.
Everybody should go watch it, great movie.
Also, surprised Ohio River is so low, you have 2 choices of big rivers by Kentucky...
(Haven't seen Highlander either. Heard it's not that great :P)
I agree about the US geography, not everyone knows all the rivers, or where they flow.
Who's Jack and why did he fall ?
And I'm not sure why "unagi" is supposed to be general knowledge either. I mean there's always the Friends episode but I'm not sure they gave the actual translation...