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Japanese Camel Book Translation Puns
Japanese Camel Book Translation Puns
- How English puns in the Camel Book were translated into Japanese humor.
Translation Puns
- On January 30, 2023, I shared a translation detail regarding the first Japanese edition of the Camel book (Programming Perl), co-authored with Larry Wall.
- Larry and I had included several clever English puns in the text, which did not translate well directly.
- The Japanese translator resolved this by replacing them with equally clever Japanese-specific jokes and wordplay.
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.