Exposure Vs. Exhibition
pnstenquist at comcast.net
pnstenquist at comcast.net
Fri Feb 1 13:51:14 EST 2008
The ad writer in me says "Doubled Vision" is too literal.
Paul
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "P. J. Alling" <webster26 at mindspring.com>
> Double Takes isn't quite right, I think Doubled Vision, maybe. It isn't
> exactly grammatically correct, but conveys the original intent, (while
> at the same time leaving a bit of ambiguity),
>
> pnstenquist at comcast.net wrote:
> > Double Takes.
> >
> > The Pic and the Poem.
> >
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Dario Bonazza" <dario.bonazza at virgilio.it>
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I have to translate into English an introduction to a picture exhibition by
> >> a dear friend of mine. The problem is that the Italian title he has chosen
> >> sounds like "Double Exposure", which in Italian language can of course be
> >> understood like a double esposure and like a double picture exhibition as
> >> well (the latter actually being the main nuance of that headline). However,
> >> I'm afraid that "Double Exposure" won't be perceived as a double exhibition
> >> in English. In fact, my friend is the author of the pictures while his
> >> daughter wrote captions and little poems supporting the pictures, hence
> >> Double Exhibition makes more sense than Double Exposure.
> >> How would you title that? Is there a way to keep the double meaning?
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot.
> >>
> >> Dario
> >>
> >>
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