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English translation: to each his (her) own

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Italian term or phrase:	a ciascuno il suo
English translation:	to each his (her) own
Entered by:	Dana Rinaldi

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07:27 Aug 28, 2008

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Italian term or phrase: a ciascuno il suo

It is the title of a press release for a satellite phone. I'm not that pleased with the few ideas I have.

Thanks for your help!

Dana Rinaldi KudoZ activity Questions: 196 (1 open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 253
Local time: 02:23

to each his (her) own

Explanation:
common English phrase - don't know if it suits here

Selected response from:

Peter Cox
Local time: 02:23

Grading comment

I used this as it's the translation of Sciascia's "A ciascuno il suo" and it was what I had in mind. Thanks to everyone for your invaluable help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

something for everyone

Margaret Scott

4 +2

to each their own

KayW

4 +2

to each this phone

Giles Watson

3 +1

to each his (her) own

Peter Cox

horses for courses

Alison Kenedy

get what you deserve

Milena Bosco

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

to each his (her) own

Explanation:
common English phrase - don't know if it suits here

Peter Cox
Local time: 02:23
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

I used this as it's the translation of Sciascia's "A ciascuno il suo" and it was what I had in mind. Thanks to everyone for your invaluable help.

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

something for everyone

Explanation:
this avoids the gender problem with "to each his own"
Of course, I have no idea if it fits with the article.

Margaret Scott
United States
Local time: 20:23
Native speaker of: English

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to each this phone

Explanation:
Peter is right about the equivalent English expression. Since you're looking for a headline for a press release, you could adapt it to the product.

You can get round the gender issue by turning the possessive "his" into the demonstrative "this".

FWIW

Giles

Giles Watson
Local time: 02:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

21 mins confidence:

get what you deserve

Explanation:
I think it is simply and catchy. Have a great one,

Milena

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Note added at 21 mins (2008-08-28 07:49:24 GMT)
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*simple, sorry

Milena Bosco
Italy
Local time: 02:23
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian,

Catalan

34 mins confidence:

horses for courses

Explanation:
This is what it means. I.e. stick to what you know best. The expression is very GB - so have a look around for a similar idiom if you don't like the horse metaphor. There is also a film and book by L. Sciascia called a ciascuno il suo - see how they translated the title.

Alison

Alison Kenedy
Italy
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to each their own

Explanation:
May not be strictly speaking grammatically correct, but widely used and avoids the his/her gender problem.

KayW
Local time: 02:23
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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