Monthly Archives: December 2015

2015 in review

Posted on December 30, 2015 by petrudumitru

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,100times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, … Continue reading →

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My outstanding books

Posted on December 27, 2015 by petrudumitru

I tried to find a suitable translation of the Romanian “cartea de căpătâi” into French and English. None of the versions I found have got the metaphorical richness expressed in Romanian. A closer meaning would be “the key book”, “the … Continue reading →

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Cărţile de căpătâi

Posted on December 25, 2015 by petrudumitru

Am încercat de multe ori să găsesc o traducere potrivită pentru “cartea de căpătâi” în franceză şi engleză, dar niciuna dintre variantele găsite nu exprimă bogăţia metaforică exprimată în limba română. Sau poate sunt prizonierul limbii mele materne, cine ştie? … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël! Crăciun fericit!

Posted on December 24, 2015 by petrudumitru

Merry Christmas to all my readers around the world! Que la magie de Noël vous apporte joie et bonheur. Joyeux Noël! Un Crăciun fericit şi sărbători senine tuturor!

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