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Old 01-12-2011, 08:47 AM   #10
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Re: Metaphors

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Phi Truong wrote: View Post
dreminded me of a star trek episode where capt picard and crew encountered an alien race whose language is pure metaphor. the translator couldn't translate.
>"Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra",
"Temba, his arms wide."
>"Shaka, when the walls fell."

phi, the walls won't fall.
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