<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post113909281607894084..comments</id><updated>2012-02-17T19:18:18.011-03:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on GoodAirs: More than a bad translation of "Buenos Aires": Irony and ESL Do Not Mix</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.goodairs.com/feeds/113909281607894084/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10990830/113909281607894084/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.goodairs.com/2006/02/irony-and-esl-do-not-mix.html'/><author><name>Team Good Airs</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03415898744410787600</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post-114002554528286587</id><published>2006-02-15T14:45:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2006-02-15T14:45:00.000-03:00</updated><title type='text'>T-shirts are one thing, but how about when they us...</title><content type='html'>T-shirts are one thing, but how about when they use English words for their businesses. I can't think of any off hand in Buenos Aires, but I was always perplexed at the choice. One example here in Vancouver was an asian owned clothing store (middle age women being the target market) called "Golden Spray" mmmm after a few years it has now been retitled "Golden Rays". Would you not ask a native speaker to check out the translation of your chosen name??</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10990830/113909281607894084/comments/default/114002554528286587'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10990830/113909281607894084/comments/default/114002554528286587'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.goodairs.com/2006/02/irony-and-esl-do-not-mix.html?showComment=1140025500000#c114002554528286587' title=''/><author><name>miss tango in her eyes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384836548169924513</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.goodairs.com/2006/02/irony-and-esl-do-not-mix.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post-113909281607894084' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10990830/posts/default/113909281607894084' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1771521331'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post-113929468482718653</id><published>2006-02-07T03:44:00.000-03:00</published><updated>2006-02-07T03:44:00.000-03:00</updated><title type='text'>absolutely hilarious.  my fave in china was "flirt...</title><content type='html'>absolutely hilarious.  my fave in china was "flirt like crazy, wake up sandy" but they didnt know any better.  &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;this is just shock english porteno punk at its best.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;nos vemos &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;el g</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10990830/113909281607894084/comments/default/113929468482718653'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10990830/113909281607894084/comments/default/113929468482718653'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.goodairs.com/2006/02/irony-and-esl-do-not-mix.html?showComment=1139294640000#c113929468482718653' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.goodairs.com/2006/02/irony-and-esl-do-not-mix.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990830.post-113909281607894084' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10990830/posts/default/113909281607894084' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1630551976'/></entry></feed>
