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Terrible translation of the article title... DonViejo May 2021 #1

The Mexican barrios back in my time were ghettos -- and I didnot attempt to "translate" anything acg May 2021 #2

DonViejo

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1. Terrible translation of the article title...

Reply to acg (Original post)

Tue May 18, 2021, 12:17 PM

May 2021

The word barrio does not mean ghetto, but rather, neighborhood

En El Barrio De Ayer = In The Neighborhood Of Yesterday

acg

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2. The Mexican barrios back in my time were ghettos -- and I didnot attempt to "translate" anything

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #1)

Tue May 18, 2021, 12:27 PM

May 2021

. . . . I'm using my writer's license, and EN EL BARRIO DE AYER was the title, while " (Life In the Ghetto)" was a subtitle for the reader.

I knew someone would try to translate my title literally instead of simply accepting it for what it was.

Thanks for your observation and comment, however. Appreciated.