Wednesday, March 27, 2013

How to Laugh in tex(t)mex: Internet Jargon in Translation


Image courtesy of La Historia de Ana

After seeing both Spanish and English comments under a photo I posted on Facebook, a friend wrote: "I get it! ja, ja, ja, is ha, ha, ha in Spanish!" Well, yes. That is proper comic book-speak for laughing in Spanish.  Other jargon too begs for clarification.

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