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Bad Translation

Perhaps I should make this a regular feature – if I could be bothered buying Rzeczpospolita regularly. Today’s paper, as usual, contains translations of editorials from foreign papers on page two. One is from the Daily Telegraph. The Rz writes:
“Tymczasem teoria, ?e za kryminalne zachowania obywateli odpowiedzialne jest spo?ecze?stwo, jest nieprawdziwa.”
This means:
“The theory that society is responsible for the criminal behaviour of citizens is false.”
The original reads:
“The idea that society is to blame for criminal behaviour is passe”

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