Someone should have thought about this title...
Mar 11, 2018 09:02:47 #
'Poo' (short for Chompoo, 'rose apple') is apparently the nickname of Saiyuud Diwong, the chef
Mar 11, 2018 09:06:10 #
Mar 11, 2018 09:11:25 #
OviedoPhotos wrote:
LOL
Maybe contains a recipe for the former chickens in downtown Oviedo! 
Mar 11, 2018 10:07:45 #
Mar 11, 2018 13:48:25 #
Why? It means nothing like what you are thinking in their language or most others in the world.
I used to go through this with my students who had a hard time realizing that there are only so many sounds the human voice can make and there are bound to be words that sound alike and have nothing to do with each other across different languages.
I used to go through this with my students who had a hard time realizing that there are only so many sounds the human voice can make and there are bound to be words that sound alike and have nothing to do with each other across different languages.
Mar 11, 2018 15:01:11 #
Mar 12, 2018 06:30:07 #
Mar 12, 2018 07:29:40 #
robertjerl wrote:
Why? It means nothing like what you are thinking in their language or most others in the world.
I used to go through this with my students who had a hard time realizing that there are only so many sounds the human voice can make and there are bound to be words that sound alike and have nothing to do with each other across different languages.
I used to go through this with my students who had a hard time realizing that there are only so many sounds the human voice can make and there are bound to be words that sound alike and have nothing to do with each other across different languages.
Makes no difference, she would have sold more books in English speaking countries with a different title
Mar 12, 2018 08:56:19 #
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
'Poo' (short for Chompoo, 'rose apple') is apparently the nickname of Saiyuud Diwong, the chef
That happens a lot with foreign languages and translations into English.
Mar 12, 2018 09:41:55 #
bookman
Loc: Southeast Michigan
It's the third edition. Must not have done too badly with the title so far.
Mar 12, 2018 11:05:53 #
Funny.
I've often threatened to write what would surely be the first bestselling mathematics textbook: Tropic of Calculus.
I've often threatened to write what would surely be the first bestselling mathematics textbook: Tropic of Calculus.
Mar 12, 2018 11:52:26 #
Mar 12, 2018 13:59:24 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That happens a lot with foreign languages and translations into English.
Yes, the author's nick name, in this case from the Thai word for crab. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/mar/30/cooking-with-poo-oddest-title-prize
Mar 12, 2018 14:56:41 #
Mar 12, 2018 16:40:24 #
tracs101 wrote:
I had crabs when I was in Thailand.
Eh, Why do I suspect a different kind of crab GI?
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