Re:Wikipedia Is Trying to Transcend the Limits of Human Lang...
by bluetomcat on Friday September 03, 2021 @07:56AM
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You can always find a good-enough substitute, but the original nuance will be lost. The native speaker can choose between "dislike", "would not prefer" or "not my cup of tea". The target language may have an even wider arsenal of phrases suited for different social occasions and across varying levels of politeness. Essentially, mapping the input to the output is a lossy process.
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