Wire creator David Simon causes stink in Spanish Twitter translation balls-up

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Wire creator David Simon causes stink in Spanish Twitter translation balls-up
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Screenwriter caught up in Twitter crossfire misunderstands term Olé tus cojones

When David Simon wrote The Wire he delved deep into Baltimore street slang, but even that didn’t prepare him for the intricacies of Spanish argot, where what sounds like fighting talk is just as likely to be a bit of flattery.

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