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Thread poster: Mohammed Al Saadi
Mohammed Al Saadi
Mohammed Al Saadi
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Sep 7, 2005

Just received this funny mail from a colleague.

I agree globally. How about you?

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The top ten misconceptions about translation and translators:


10. Anybody with two years of high school language (or a foreign-tongued grandmother) can translate.

9. A good translator doesn't need a dictionary.

8. There's no difference between translation and interpretation.

7. Translators don't mind working n... See more
Just received this funny mail from a colleague.

I agree globally. How about you?

=====

The top ten misconceptions about translation and translators:


10. Anybody with two years of high school language (or a foreign-tongued grandmother) can translate.

9. A good translator doesn't need a dictionary.

8. There's no difference between translation and interpretation.

7. Translators don't mind working nights and weekends at no extra charge.

6. Translators don't need to understand what they're translating.

5. A good translator doesn't need proofing or editing.

4. Becoming a translator is an easy way to get rich quick.

3. Translation is just typing in a foreign language.

2. A translator costs $49.95 at Radio Shack and runs on two 'C' batteries.


And the #1 misconception about translation and translators:

1. That marketing copy that took a team of 20 people two months to put together can be translated overnight by one person and still retain the same impact as the original. ▲ Collapse
 


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