link for spanish to english translator Posted on December 14, 2006 By pamela If your spanish (or other language, for that matter) skills are not sharp and if you need to have something translated, click this link: http://www.google.com/language_tools?hl=en I received a letter this morning and wanted to be sure of the precise translation. Now, it’s a word-for-word translation and so doesn’t “read well” but you’ll get the gist of the matter. I only say this for impersonal letters… getting the gist of something is not the same as getting the literal intended meaning. Many things get lost in “translation.” This wasn’t intended to veer toward Bible translations or interpretations or paraphrases… but I see some similarities and the extreme liberties taken these days. Potpourri
Stand By Your Man Posted on June 28, 2007 When you see something long enough or often enough, it sort of becomes normal. And things that are not offensive or “way out there” or grotesque become sort of acceptable… not so strange. Sort of like hairstyles — you know all the different hairstyles that characterize or define different generations… Read More
bigger-better-more Posted on June 21, 2007 I’ve been mulling over a passage of Scripture: Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Philippians 4.6 I mull over this for many reasons… for the “be careful for nothing” part —the don’t fret about… Read More
Seasons of Life Posted on March 24, 2013March 25, 2013 Have you noticed that you tend to think of things or do things sort of by rote or without giving much thought to what you’re doing or thinking? I’m doing this a lot lately… and I didn’t want to do this – be this – act this way. I didn’t… Read More
We found something similar to this the other day. I don’t remember what it was called…something fish-y. If you ever want to have a laugh you could visit YouTube and translate some of the silly comments from other languages. Caution though, I stopped visiting there regularly because of all the junk that came through. I only go if Slice has a link for something they are posting. In Christian love, Mrs. Garcia