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    OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    Regarding Their Story, it''s Chinese so if it's the phrase i think is being used, the "I'm pursuing you" isn't quite as odd as it sounds. In Chinese, when someone is said to be trying to get into a romantic relationship with someone, one description uses the verb that translates as "to chase". This is probably what's being translated? Some nuance is probably lost, but I think it sufficiently gets the point across, since "pursuing romance" is a thing in English.

    Disclaimer: I haven't seen the raws so I am making a guess as to the original characters used in the dialogue.

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    KanaKana Registered User regular
    Here's the raws:
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    The translators usually seem to do a very very fast translation job, which is great in that we don't have to wait around to find out what they're saying, but they do tend to often choose kinda clunky literal word choices.

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    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
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    Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited November 2015
    My money was not on Sigrun being the first one to die/be horribly mutilated.

    Well!

    Mx. Quill on
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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    she's immune, reynir isn't

    I can't tell what's going on in the last right-hand panel though

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    Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    Oh right, she is.

    I think she's smashing its head in with the butt of her rifle.

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    PeasPeas Registered User regular
    Does "I am courting you" sound weird?
    I have never heard someone saying something like this directly to someone's face though

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    ThetherooThetheroo Registered User regular
    That's some quick reflexes there

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    OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    Kana wrote: »
    Here's the raws:
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    7aj99nxykdge.jpg

    The translators usually seem to do a very very fast translation job, which is great in that we don't have to wait around to find out what they're saying, but they do tend to often choose kinda clunky literal word choices.

    yeah, 追 is "chase/chasing" so she is using the words I assumed she was using. More literally, she said "I am chasing you" in an effort to clarify her earlier statement of "I like you".

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    追 has inbuilt courtship connotations, afaik

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    AshcroftAshcroft LOL The PayloadRegistered User regular
    I got 124 on the colour test. And everything looked perfect.

    I knew I was colourblind, but now I'm wondering if I even know what a colour is.

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    RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Oh right, she is.

    I think she's smashing its head in with the butt of her rifle.

    That scene will look so much better in a book.

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    OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    edited November 2015
    ronya wrote: »
    追 has inbuilt courtship connotations, afaik

    probably the original does

    simplified kills all nuance tho

    e: nvm the traditional is just as simple

    gg me

    Orphane on
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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    BlueBlue wrote: »
    sci-fi space politics

    Are...are you George Lucas

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    Orphane wrote: »
    ronya wrote: »
    追 has inbuilt courtship connotations, afaik

    probably the original does

    simplified kills all nuance tho

    e: nvm the traditional is just as simple

    gg me

    nah it gets those connotations from a modern dating context

    (modern in the sense of being post-1920s)

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    OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    oh yeah, probably

    at least as long as i've been alive i've heard it used that way many times in TV shows and movies and such

    it still retains normal meaning when in like...combat context or whatever though.

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    KanaKana Registered User regular
    Orphane wrote: »
    oh yeah, probably

    at least as long as i've been alive i've heard it used that way many times in TV shows and movies and such

    it still retains normal meaning when in like...combat context or whatever though.

    But...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPo

    A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
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    Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    edited November 2015
    Brolo wrote: »
    Berk wrote: »
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    its not like i like you or anything webcomics thread

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    Is that actually real? Just curious

    Magus` on
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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    Oh its very real. As real as thads subsequent arrest

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    Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    I'm gonna assume child pornography, because of course

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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    You win the prize! (There is no prize. The authorities have been contacted)

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
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    Magus`Magus` The fun has been DOUBLED! Registered User regular
    No info past like 2013 so I assume he's still in prison.

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    RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    I made the mistake of researching. I need a shower.

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    Duke 2.0Duke 2.0 Time Trash Cat Registered User regular
    Ms Dapper wrote: »
    Javen wrote: »
    She could be super embarassed, she could be upset because she views their friendship up to this point as 'means to an end', or she could just not be into ladies!

    Or she could be realizing her feelings and be a little freaked out and needs time to think it out.

    Just for context this is on a website named Yaoizone

    it's pretty obvious this is what's going on

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    guys I'm trapped in the yaoizone

    and I never wanna leave

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
    ronya wrote: »
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    North World: Epic of Conrad ran as a webcomic in 2007-2008. The original webcomic site is now down, but the comic is available on the author's website. It has also been published by Oni Press as a paperback

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    PeccaviPeccavi Registered User regular
    Girls always yaoizone me

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    DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    Brolo wrote: »
    guys I'm trapped in the yaoizone

    and I never wanna leave

    Where in the yaoizone are you trapped? Would you say you're at the top, or at the bottom?

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    BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Brolo wrote: »
    guys I'm trapped in the yaoizone

    and I never wanna leave

    Where in the yaoizone are you trapped? Would you say you're at the top, or at the bottom?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q

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    Sir FabulousSir Fabulous Malevolent Squid God Registered User regular
    Rev up your mangas
    Listen to your gay porn
    All the sexual tension
    Begging you to touch and go

    Highway to the Yaoizone!
    Ride into the Yaoizone!

    Now it's after twilight
    You're spreading your wings tonight
    He's got you jumping on his dick
    Shove it into overdrive

    Highway to the Yaoizone!
    I'll take you right into the Yaoizone!

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    Switch Friend Code: SW-1406-1275-7906
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    knitdanknitdan In ur base Killin ur guysRegistered User regular
    This is the way the world ends
    This is the way the world ends
    This is the way the world ends
    With a bang and a whimper

    “I was quick when I came in here, I’m twice as quick now”
    -Indiana Solo, runner of blades
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    Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
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    TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    Ms Dapper wrote: »
    The Sauce wrote: »
    I'm feeling like this strip might have had the most nuance lost in the translation.

    The "I'm pursuing you" seems like clunky translation.

    Is this what they meant when they warned me not to pursue Lu Bu?

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    OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
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    dumbingofage.com

    Do college bathrooms usually get this chatty?

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    ronyaronya Arrrrrf. the ivory tower's basementRegistered User regular
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    :winky:

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    ElaroElaro Apologetic Registered User regular
    Out of the goblins and into wargs!

    Children's rights are human rights.
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    Duke 2.0Duke 2.0 Time Trash Cat Registered User regular
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Ms Dapper wrote: »
    The Sauce wrote: »
    I'm feeling like this strip might have had the most nuance lost in the translation.

    The "I'm pursuing you" seems like clunky translation.

    Is this what they meant when they warned me not to pursue Lu Bu?

    This is but one of many ways you must not pursue Lu Bu

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    Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
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    Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques - http://www.questionablecontent.net/

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    Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood My baby's in there someplace She crawled right inRegistered User regular
    ronya wrote: »
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    :winky:

    Boner jokes best jokes.

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    OwenashiOwenashi Registered User regular
    ronya wrote: »
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    :winky:

    Boner jokes best jokes.

    Speaking of being boned, I'm guessing Darren there isn't gonna be too mindful of his loan shark's goons threatening his sis anymore.

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