Two wrongs don't make a right but three lefts do

12:40 Apr 27, 2009 

I think this is a puzzle, please give me the 5 point If you agree with this and you find it helpful.
the two opposites of "right" are "left" and "wrong". Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do.
I think it means, موقف محير or لقد اختلط علي الأمر

http://www.taberski.net/Writing/Three.html

12:09 Apr 27, 2009 

Hi Amira,

Since this is in a movie, I think we need to know the situation where it was said.

I think as slang, this means, a proverb that translated in my answer, this for the first part, but the second part means, as I guess only, that
3 انعطافات لليمين تجعله تتجه يسارًا
Please check and think deeper in the situation, I think you will got it.
Thanks

10:19 Apr 27, 2009 

I think that the second part is a zinger, a witty remark that was added to the original proverb. the translation however is a bit tough:)

14:00 Apr 26, 2009 

MC Graw Hill Dictionary had this to say: two wrongs do not make a right is a proverb ...meaning...(Someone may do something bad and not be punished,but that does not mean you are allowed to do bad things..., ....the other part was not found

13:20 Apr 26, 2009 

الزميلة أميرة ، الرجاء تزويدنا ببعض العبارات التي سبقت و التي تلت هذا التعبير في الحوار الأصلي كي نتمكن من فهمها جيدا

10:01 Apr 26, 2009 

This is not a Book Title .. it was a statement in a general conversation of a movie.

09:29 Apr 26, 2009 

You can't just translate a book title. The translator should read the book, or at least read a summary of it, then attempt to put a title to the book, which is not necessarily the exact translation of the original title in the source language.

08:51 Apr 26, 2009 

This statement,whether title of a book or a saying is allegoric and unique..probably a product of deep thinking or anotable wise man`s insight ...it therefore takes a unique translator to produce an equaly unique translation!!!!!!!!!!!

08:35 Apr 26, 2009 

I know I found the same book title a while ago and agree with you one part makes send but the other doesn't.... but what do you think it stands for anyway???
May be that لا يمكن إصلاح خطأ بآخر؟

08:31 Apr 26, 2009 

I just deleted my earlier note cause I can now see it's also a book title, and the image on the book cover kind of explains it (http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no... ): left + left + left = right.
Still, I think it may be untranslatable as it is, while retaining the play on the word "right"! At the end of the day, it IS just a silly saying, because there's no real connection between the well-known saying "two wrongs don't make a right" and the added statement "three lefts do.