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>>mitchb+(OP)
Funny how translations of Dostoyevsky is a contentious topic in English-speaking world. In ru-speaking world, we bicker about Harry Potter and Lord of Rings translations :) There’s a particularly inflammatory translation of HP which causes people to swear that they won’t let their children read it.

>>untech+Il
> There’s a particularly inflammatory translation of HP which causes people to swear that they won’t let their children read it.

What makes it inflammatory?

>>paulry+tn
For instance, 'Longbottom' is translated quite literally, which can feel a bit silly.

>>royal_+4y
It's silly in English too. Perhaps some British readers might be familiar with the name and its history/origins, but for most English readers, I suspect, it just sounds a bit silly, like he has a very tall butt.

>>Increa+VB
It's silly, but it does feel like a real name. There are many such names in Britain.