Friday, June 4, 2010

Lost in Translation

David got the funniest email today! When he was in Haiti in March, he made friends with a guy who did a great job teaching him Creole. They've written a few times, and David sent him a gift when friends of his from Clemson went down to Haiti this week.
David was in Georgia when the group left for Haiti, so he had his buddy Adam pick up something for the Haitian friend. He mentioned something like a Clemson hat or t-shirt.
Today, David got a thank-you email from his Haitian friend, thanking him profusely in English for remembering him and sending him such a wonderful... casket!!
What on earth did David's friend pick up in Clemson?! I looked up the word casket for the Creole translation and couldn't find it. And then I decided to check the Creole-English side and found that the word "kasket" means baseball cap!
O the joys of translation!

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