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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Stephen King's leg #21423 03/06/2001 5:44 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... emanuela enthusiast emanuela enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... I am reading "On writing" by Stephen King (translated in Italian) At the end of the first part - Curriculum vitae - he says that he has "una gamba sifolina" = a ???? leg. Sifolina is not an Italian word, and I am curious to understand what the translator did. So two questions: 1) Is there a similar English word - apt to a broken leg? 2) Did someone read the original version? which was the original word? Ciao, grazie Emanuela Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Stephen King's leg #21424 03/06/2001 10:58 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 1) Is there a similar English word - apt to a broken leg? 2) Did someone read the original version? which was the original word? I've had a quick look for you at the many web sites that review the book but I can't see anything. I saw an interview with him and he talked about his serious accident. Maybe he said that he had a "gammy leg"? I can't think of anything technical that would fit the bill. I'll see if I see it on my travels, maybe AnnaS the well known old-hand could take a peep as she has good access to a bookshop. Of course if his leg is as flexible as Regan's neck then we might have alot of words to go through! Copy Link to Clipboard Re: Stephen King's leg #21425 03/06/2001 11:49 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York These old hands will look it up tomorrow. I know he had a car accident... stay tuned. traddutori, traditori, right, emanuela? Copy Link to Clipboard Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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