In most languages the genitive case shows by this possible double
interpretation that you need background knowledge for the meaning of
some words. Love of God like mothers' list can be understood in an
objectal or subjectal way.
>From Leibniz to young Wittgenstein the perfection in meaning of the
language alone has been striven at .....to no avail. Love of God is
both from God to woman or from man to God. There is no right
interpretation - both are acceptable.
Of course the genitive case can be circumscribed in order to make
things clear but best look at background e.g. reading the book -
hopefully the conflict will disappear.
[Berti Glaubach]
On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 5:07 AM, Shlomo Shyovitz <sshyovitz_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> "Official" or not, "The Mother's List" title is wrong. It literally means "a list owned by mothers," be it a shopping list or a to-do list. The Hebrew title, as native Hebrew speakers will attest to, can only mean "The List of the Mothers," i.e. the list of the mother's names.
>
> By the way, the English title on p.2 of almost any Hebrew book is typically wrong, as are the laughable Hebrew names assigned to foreign movies. One would think they'd consult native speakers living in Israel, of whom there are a few.
>
>
>> On Aug 5, 2017, at 9:42 PM, Shlomo Shyovitz <sshyovitz_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Neither the Hebrew nor the Spanish titles have anything to do with "memories," although I'm sure the book itself does. The most fitting translation is simply "The List of the Mothers" -- chilling enough on its own.
>>
>> - Shlomo Shyovitz
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