Translating into British or American English / Arsch mit Ohren
am 29.01.2008 von http://transblawg.eu
From a letter to the Editor, TLS, 25 January 2008:
Sir, - As most of the TLS is still written in British rather than American English, Leo A. Lensings translation of Arsch mit Ohren as an ass with ears (January 11) …
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