Re: Anybody want to look at a criticism of translation?


John Woodgate wrote:
In message <443586AC.2F048E2F@xxxxxxx>, dated Thu, 6 Apr 2006, nyra
<nyra@xxxxxxx> writes
John Woodgate schrieb:

In message <1144304041.717065.205540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
dated Wed, 5 Apr 2006, "clicliclic@xxxxxxxxxx" <clicliclic@xxxxxxxxxx>
writes
(a bird in free flight doesn't push against a perch)
.... but a bird taking off from water might do so.

I've only once seen a dove trying to take off from water. It didn't
succeed - wet wings don't give much lift. It seems that the only
reliable way for a dove (common city pigeon in this case) to leave a
body of water is to get some footing and climb out.

Yes, it could stand on a perch.

Precisely.



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