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When someone demands something be translated from a language they speak anyway it's [[Completely Unnecessary Translator]], if they simply took something in the original language that would be [[Did Not Do the Bloody Research|too rude for native speakers]] it's [[Tactful Translation]], if the "same" language actually does need translating it's [[Separated By a Common Language]]. [[El Nino Is Spanish for The Nino]] is the [[Inverted Trope|inverse]]; when a phrase from the first language is left untranslated because it's a loanword in the second.

 

== Anime And Manga ==

 

* [[The Other Wiki]] does occasionally; for example, their article on ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]'' gives the Japanese "name" in katakana, and then romanizes it to "Metaru Gia Soriddo Suri Suneku Ita".

** It used to be far worse, but has been cleaned up considerably in the past few years.. yet there are still the likes of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164767/ "Bîsuto uôzu chô seimeitai Toransufômâ supesharu"] or rather "Beast Wars chô seimeitai Transformers Special".

* This quote from ''[[X Play]]'' reviewing ''[[Gladiator]]'' the game: