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CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 22 hours agoI agree with the second half but disagree on the first. We do use Dalai Lama because thats what he’s known as across the world (at least fron my understanding) . We didn’t refer to Angela Merkel as Furher of Germany when she lead it so it seems weird to include this in the introductory summary of Hitler especially considering it’s an English article. I dont think you’re losing anything in translation in this example by calling him the “leader of Germany” at that time. Down below, in the verbose write-up, seems like the more appropriate place to use it.
cygnus@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
I don’t think the Merkel cmparison is accurate - no one called her Leader, we called her the Chancellor (Kanzler), because that’s the job title. “Chancellor” is a pretty specific word in English with a narrower meaning and clearer connotation than “leader”, which can be used in a huge variety of contexts. The problem is that English doesn’t have a 1:1 translation of Fuehrer as we do with Kanzler.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 hours ago
Hitler was literally the chancellor of Germany. That was his official title before he seized power and took total control.
cygnus@lemmy.ca 2 hours ago
I know, but convention is to use a person’s final and highest title. Nobody refers to Julius Caesar as “quaestor”.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 hours ago
It’s a title he invented though, after taking control. Continuing to use it is honoring his memory in a way.