Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 16:56:15 +0800 (WST)
From: Binh Anson <anson@central.murdoch.edu.au>
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[JOKE] FAX: Should we translate or transliterate ?


On Wed, 2 Aug 1995, Trong Nguyen wrote:

> 1. "FAX" and "fax" are both abbreviations of "facsimile".  They mean
>    exactly the same thing despite their typographical renditions.
> 
> 2. "Fax" as a verb, although gaining in popularity (isn't English a
>    wonderful language?), is only colloquial and not formal.
...
> 3. My take is that "fax" will win no matter how hard we try to find
>    a rational translation for it.

*** 	I wholeheartedly agree with Trong Dzung! :-))

	- FAX and fax are the same ! :-))
	- Fax (noun): a facsimile document
	  	Ex. Send a fax to me
	- Fax (verb): to send a document by the facsimile machine
	  	Ex: Don't bother to ring me, just fax it over !

	- The word "fax" is becoming very popular in VN now! The only
problem is whether they will pronounce it properly with the ending "x" 
sound, ie.  "fa('c-xo+". Otherwise, without that "x" sound, it could be
misunderstood and very embarassing !!! :-((

> P.S. I used to work with a Chinese-American colleague who had a very
> bad accent.  Business got particularly busy one day with a particular
> customer and, at the end of the day, he complained to me:  "Things
> were real hot, mon.  She fox me six times today!"  :)

***	Dzu~ng, just imagine one day you happen to work in VN. Your office is
equipped with a new and sophisticated fax machine. One day, a charming
lady comes over and intends to use your machine, but she does not know how
to operate it. So, she says to you: 

	- Anh Dzu~ng o+i, anh la`m o+n chi? cho em fax ddi ....

	If she cannot pronounce the word "fax" properly, ie. without that 
proper ending "x" sound, then what would be your reaction, Dzu~ng ? ;-)

	That's why I think we should try to translate the word "fax" to avoid 
that potential embarassement !

Bi`nh.
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Date: Thu, 03 Aug 1995 18:31:09 +0900
From: Thong Ly <tly@novell.co.jp>
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[vacets-dict] - Mesg from Thong Ly <tly@novell.co.jp>

> 	- Anh Dzu~ng o+i, anh la`m o+n chi? cho em fax ddi ....
> 
> 	If she cannot pronounce the word "fax" properly, ie. without that 
> proper ending "x" sound, then what would be your reaction, Dzu~ng ? ;-)

	This reminds me of a friend of mine whose name is Phu'c.  He
	had a hard time in Australia as our friends keeping on mispronouncing
	his name (intentionally of course).

	But what does this have to do with fax anyway?

	After a job interview,

	Interviewer:	Don't fax us, we'll fax you.

Back to work,
Thong
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