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Thread poster: Aurora Humarán
Jokes on language and translation
Javier Herrera
Spain
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... May 1, 2005

"¿Es aquí donde traducen textos de aeronáutica del coreano al húngaro de la noche a la mañana a un euro por cada mil palabras?"
"If, if. Between."


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Harry Hermawan
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Hmm... Dec 19, 2005


Aurora Humarán wrote:

If the translator is a man, HE translates.
If the translator is a woman, SHE translates.
If the translator is a computer, IT translates.
If the translator is either a man or a woman, S/HE translates.
Whether the translator is a man, a woman or a computer, S/H/IT
translates.

Sergio Viaggio




[Edited at 2005-12-19 08:01]


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outtowner
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Thanks, Aurora Jul 16, 2008

found your post while searching the Internet
liked them very much, esp the top ten list,
copied 3 to a web forum, where a few friends chatting about learning English
hope you don't mind (quoting without permission)
registered today, just to reply in your post and say my thanks

[Edited at 2008-07-16 18:32]


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Jessica Noyes  Identity Verified
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Interpreting cartoon from the New Yorker Aug 9, 2008

A cat is sitting on the throne, and two dogs, an envoy and his interpreter, are standing before him. The interpreter dog is whispering to the envoy dog, "You'll have to rephrase that. Their language doesn't have a word for 'fetch'".

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Alexandra Goldburt
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An interpreting joke Sep 28, 2008

The interpreter at a conference: "Our Japanese guest just told a joke which is absolutely untranslatable, but I think it will please him if you laugh".

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