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dannymleone

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Joke translation

For this my writing exercise I took some jokes in Russian and translated them.
Please tell me have I managed keep them funny?

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all what happened with him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall in King's Cross Station.

My granny shouted very loudly and try to warned everyone on the Titanic that there is an iceberg right ahead.
But all what they did is kicked him out from the cinema.

While Stephen King was explaining to a traffic police officer why he was speeding he peed twice and turned grey.

Corrections

For this my writing exercise I took some jokes in Russian and translated them.

You can say "this" or "my" and it will still be correct. Using both words sounds a little strange.

Please tell me haveif I managed to keep them funny?

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all wthe only thing that happened withto him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall in King's Cross Station.

My granny shouted very loudly and try to warned everyone on the Titanic that there is an iceberg right ahead.

But all what they did is kicked himer out from the cinema.

"Granny" is usually used for grandmas. Is this your grandpa or grandma?

While Stephen King was explaining to a traffic police officer why he was speeding, he peed twice and turned grey.

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Made me laugh! Let me know if you have any questions.

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dannymleone

Aug. 9, 2020

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In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all wthe only thing that happened withto him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall in King's Cross Station.

I this sentence I meant that all his adventures happened to him is a hallucinations after he hits it on the wall at King's Cross Station.

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dannymleone

Aug. 9, 2020

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I'm glad you like it.
I'm going to translate more jokes, one-liners and short funny stories.

Joke translation

For this my writing exercise I took some jokes in Russian and translated them.

Please tell me, have I managed to keep them funny?

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter," all weverything that happened withs to him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall inat King's Cross Station.

I think I get this one, but I'm not sure why it's the director's cut :)

My granny shouted very loudly and tryied to warned everyone on the Titanic that there is an iceberg right ahead.

But all what they did iwas kicked him her out out ofrom the cinema.

This is very funny, but remember that him - male and her - female!

While Stephen King was explaining to a traffic police officercop why he was speeding, he peed twice and turned grey.

I'm afraid I don't understand this one.

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dannymleone

Aug. 9, 2020

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In the director's cut of "Harry Potter," all weverything that happened withs to him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall inat King's Cross Station.

I think I get this one, but I'm not sure why it's the director's cut :)

I don't know why the Director's Cut. I just translated what was written. :-)

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dannymleone

Aug. 9, 2020

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Stephen King is a well known author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense novels such as Salem's Lot, Black House, Pet Sematary, The Shining, Misery and many others. His stories are extremely terrifying. That's why "some things" happened with a cop.

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geotadams

Aug. 10, 2020

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I know who Stephen King is, he's one of my favorite authors actually. But I guess I just didn't understand why the cop was even there, or why the joke was funny haha.

For this my writing exercise I took some jokes in Russian and translated them.

The "this" is not technically wrong, but the sentence sounds more natural without it.

PleaseCan you tell me if I have I managed to keep them funny?

Again, the original is technically correct, but reads a little stilted. Using "Can" keeps the tone polite, though you could add please at either the beginning or the end to be very polite.

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all weverything that happened withto him is a mess in his headthe hallucinations after he hits ithis head on the wall in King's Cross Station.

Either "what" or "all that" would be correct, but "everything" sounds more natural. "all what" is definitely not correct. "A mess in his head" is understandable, but not what anyone would say unless they were being super casual. Hallucinations are neurological - in the head - as part of their definition, so there's no need to specify head with it.

My granny shouted very loudly and tryied to warned everyone on the Titanic that there iwas an iceberg right ahead.

Past tense is never applied in the "to" form, so it goes with "try"-"tried". So "tried to warn", not "try to warned". The whole sentence is past tense, so "was" instead of "is".

But all wthat they did iwas kicked him her out ofrom the cinema.

Definitely "that" instead of "what", though I couldn't tell you specifically why. "Was" for the past tense here, rather than applying it to "kick". "Her" since "granny" is female. Unless it's your grandfather, in which case it would be "grandpa" and "him".

While Stephen King was explaining to a traffic police officer why he was speeding he peed twice and turned grey.

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The last joke is grammatically correct, though it would be helped by a comma after "speeding" for understandability. Unfortunately, I don't get the joke, though that could just be that I'm not a Stephen King fan. The other two jokes translate pretty well - funny!

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dannymleone

Aug. 9, 2020

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In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all weverything that happened withto him is a mess in his headthe hallucinations after he hits ithis head on the wall in King's Cross Station.

Either "what" or "all that" would be correct, but "everything" sounds more natural. "all what" is definitely not correct. "A mess in his head" is understandable, but not what anyone would say unless they were being super casual. Hallucinations are neurological - in the head - as part of their definition, so there's no need to specify head with it.

I like your variant of sentence.

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dannymleone

Aug. 9, 2020

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My granny shouted very loudly and tryied to warned everyone on the Titanic that there iwas an iceberg right ahead.

Past tense is never applied in the "to" form, so it goes with "try"-"tried". So "tried to warn", not "try to warned". The whole sentence is past tense, so "was" instead of "is".

Got it. Thanks.

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dannymleone

Aug. 9, 2020

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Stephen King is a well known author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense novels such as Salem's Lot, Black House, Pet Sematary, The Shining, Misery and many others. His stories are extremely terrifying. That's why some things happened with an officer.

Joke translation

For this my writing exercise I took some jokes in Russian and translated them.

For this my writing exercise I took some jokes in Russian and translated them.

For this my writing exercise I took some jokes in Russian and translated them.

Please tell me have I managed keep them funny?

PleaseCan you tell me if I have I managed to keep them funny?

Please tell me, have I managed to keep them funny?

Please tell me haveif I managed to keep them funny?

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all what happened with him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall in King's Cross Station.

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all weverything that happened withto him is a mess in his headthe hallucinations after he hits ithis head on the wall in King's Cross Station.

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter," all weverything that happened withs to him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall inat King's Cross Station.

In the director's cut of "Harry Potter" all wthe only thing that happened withto him is a mess in his head after he hits it on the wall in King's Cross Station.

My granny shouted very loudly and try to warned everyone on the Titanic that there is an iceberg right ahead.

My granny shouted very loudly and tryied to warned everyone on the Titanic that there iwas an iceberg right ahead.

My granny shouted very loudly and tryied to warned everyone on the Titanic that there is an iceberg right ahead.

But all what they did is kicked him out from the cinema.

But all wthat they did iwas kicked him her out ofrom the cinema.

But all what they did iwas kicked him her out out ofrom the cinema.

But all what they did is kicked himer out from the cinema.

While Stephen King was explaining to a traffic police officer why he was speeding he peed twice and turned grey.

While Stephen King was explaining to a traffic police officercop why he was speeding, he peed twice and turned grey.

While Stephen King was explaining to a traffic police officer why he was speeding, he peed twice and turned grey.

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