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 sacredceltic sacredceltic December 2, 2011 December 2, 2011 at 5:56:10 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"Well they say" features in none of the translations...

I don't know about the Japanese and wonder what went wrong here...

WestofEden WestofEden August 28, 2013 August 28, 2013 at 3:56:24 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

The Japanese says "(It's because) they say that bad news travels fast. I think the current English translation is good.

 sacredceltic sacredceltic August 28, 2013 August 28, 2013 at 7:29:11 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Well, then many other trAnslations are just wrong. I detach them.
Besides "news" is a collective, so it requires a plural verbal form.
The singular is "a piece of news"

Tximist Tximist August 28, 2013 August 28, 2013 at 8:21:21 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Actually, "news" does not require a plural verb form.

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 28, 2013 August 28, 2013 at 9:16:40 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

You're right, indeed. My bad. I made a little research on English literature, and it seems the singular outpaced the plural from the mid 19th century onward.
Funnily, I have always stood corrected in my childhood, being told that the singular is "a piece of news". This is the reason of my wrong belief.

mailohilohi mailohilohi July 19, 2016 July 19, 2016 at 8:32:42 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This sentence seems fine to me.

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➜ #13894Les mauvaises nouvelles vont vite.

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➜ #191418悪事千里を走るって言うからね。

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Well they say bad news travels fast.

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➜ #920744Як кажуть, погані новини мають довгі ноги.

linked by ascolto, June 2, 2011
➜ #1076783Yani, kötü haber tez yayılırmış, derler.

linked by duran, September 1, 2011
➜ #1927136חדשות רעות עוברות מפה לאוזן מהר.

linked by fekundulo, October 16, 2012
➜ #13894Les mauvaises nouvelles vont vite.

unlinked by sacredceltic, August 28, 2013
➜ #2710456Ee, kötü haber tez yayılır derler.

linked by freefighter, August 31, 2013
Well, they say bad news travels fast.

edited by wells, September 25, 2015
➜ #9856386Сайн байна, тэд муу мэдээ хурдан тархдаг гэж хэлсэн.

linked by Alkrasnov, March 21, 2021