Jun 17, 2008 18:31
15 yrs ago
English term
Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Magol Row (Name of a pirate in the Caribbean - 17th century)
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Names of pirates in the Caribbean
Hello, I already posted this question in the Spanish to English section of the site - http://tinyurl.com/4waf69 -, since my document is in Spanish, but I wanted to get the opinion of other English natives who don't work with Spanish.
My document is about pirates in the Caribbean in the 17th century, and it mentions "Magol Row" in a list of other pirates such as William Parker, John Coxon, John Springer, Bartholomew Sharp, Edward Cook and Henry Morgan.
I'm thinking this could be a typo, because I cannot find a single reference to the name "Magol Row".
I did find this page of "Famous Historical Pirates": http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-fame.html
and the closest to "magol" in that list is "Mackett (Maggot), Thomas", but I'm not convinced.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
My document is about pirates in the Caribbean in the 17th century, and it mentions "Magol Row" in a list of other pirates such as William Parker, John Coxon, John Springer, Bartholomew Sharp, Edward Cook and Henry Morgan.
I'm thinking this could be a typo, because I cannot find a single reference to the name "Magol Row".
I did find this page of "Famous Historical Pirates": http://www.kipar.org/piratical-resources/pirate-fame.html
and the closest to "magol" in that list is "Mackett (Maggot), Thomas", but I'm not convinced.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Magol Row
I'd keep it as it is. Other than a Google search, which you've done, what else can you do except go to the original 17th-century documents and do the research yourself? If it's "Magol Row" in the original, and you see no evidence elsewhere that contradicts that name, I'd keep it as it is.
It doesn't surprise me that the name of a 17th century pirate doesn't appear on the Internet. Not EVERYTHING is on the Internet, surprising as that is!
As a native English speaker, the name "Magol Row" is a little strange, but not as strange as some other names of that era that I've heard. I'd keep it in.
It doesn't surprise me that the name of a 17th century pirate doesn't appear on the Internet. Not EVERYTHING is on the Internet, surprising as that is!
As a native English speaker, the name "Magol Row" is a little strange, but not as strange as some other names of that era that I've heard. I'd keep it in.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. I know that not everything can be found on the Web, and more often than not we have to take each Web reference with a grain of salt, but... well, given as the paragraph begins with the sentence "Other notable pirates were" and then lists a few well-known names, I thought this one was supposed to be famous too! I can find the other names fine, but not this one. And I always, always double-check the source material when I'm translating, and then make a note to my client. It's just standard practice for me. |
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Teresa Reinhardt
: But I'd add a note for the client
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Yes, good idea. Definitely make a note for the client. But no need to do a ton of research on your own.
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Ken Cox
: Ditto your comment on the Web. We often forget that almost everything before around 1990 is prehistoric as far as the Web is concerned.
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orientalhorizon
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Patricia Townshend (X)
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Phong Le
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! In the same question I posted in the Spanish to English pair, we came up with several possibilities. As soon as I get confirmation, I will post here the definitive answer (if I find it!)"
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