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Famous Mistranslations: The “Let Them Eat Cake” of the East

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This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Famous Mistranslations

Just as the West has its infamous mistranslation of Marie Antoinette’s “Let them eat cake”, the East too has seen its fair share of blunders. [Read More…]

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