RE: RARA-AVIS: Umberto Eco on Spillane

Enrique Bird (ebird@gmgroup.com)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 15:02:59 -0400

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Friends:

Pat, "el centro" means "the center" in Spanish. In most Spanish speaking places, it would not make sense for downtown. The thing is, downtown is a case of a word composed of 2 other words which, when so combined, do NOT add up in their meanings.

A non-literal translation might go something like "la parte comercial" "the commercial section". But, downtown areas in U.S. do have residential
"subareas", don't they?

Enrique F. Bird Pic󊼂R>

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