# File lib/globalize/active_record/instance_methods.rb, line 68
      def read_attribute(name, options = {})
        # Deprecate old use of locale
        unless options.is_a?(Hash)
          warn "[DEPRECATION] passing 'locale' as #{options.inspect} is deprecated. Please use {:locale => #{options.inspect}} instead."
          options = {:locale => options}
        end

        options = {:translated => true, :locale => nil}.merge(options)
        if self.class.translated?(name) and options[:translated]
          if (value = globalize.fetch(options[:locale] || Globalize.locale, name))
            value
          else
            super(name)
          end
        else
          super(name)
        end
      end