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Off topic: Translation myths! Thread poster: yolanda Speece
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This is for fun but also for business.
Name some common misconceptions and myths about translation and interpreting.
For example, myth #1, a bilingual person can translate.
I want to see how many myths there are out there about our profession.
No myth or misconception is ridiculous. So bring them on, kids!
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cendrine marrouat (X)
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| I have better!!!!! | Jul 25, 2005 |
My myth number one is the cliché my mom has been spreading over the years. She was so disgusted I (just) wanted to become a translator that she would say to her friends: "My daughter is not a good translator, she needs a dictionary".
So, to me, misconception number 1 is : A good translator doesn't need a translator to do his/her job.
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Agnieszka Hayward (X)
Poland
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NancyLynn
Canada
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French to English
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Moderator of this forum | Moving this thread | Jul 25, 2005 |
...to the Lighter Side of Translation / Interpretation forum.
Nancy
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| Don't get us started... | Jul 25, 2005 |
My personal favourite is "languages/translation is not a real career", with "a real good translator masters dozens of languages" a close second.
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| My absolute favorite | Jul 25, 2005 |
As one of my bosses said several years ago, "This job must not take much time. You are a translator, aren't you? Well, just replace (in my case) English words with Russian ones, and it's done."
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yolanda Speece 
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TOPIC STARTER | Translation myth #2 | Jul 25, 2005 |
Machines can translate as well as a person can.
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yolanda Speece
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TOPIC STARTER | Translation myth #3 | Jul 25, 2005 |
Getting someone to translate in-house is cheaper than contracting with a professional translator.
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yolanda Speece
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TOPIC STARTER | Thanks Nancy! | Jul 25, 2005 |
NancyLynn wrote:
Moving this thread
...to the Lighter Side of Translation / Interpretation forum.
Nancy
[Edited at 2005-07-25 22:35]
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NancyLynn
Canada
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French to English
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Moderator of this forum | On the face of it, it sure looks that way | Jul 25, 2005 |
yolanda Speece wrote:
Getting someone to translate in-house is cheaper than contracting with a professional translator.
...but have you seen the questions I've had to post in Kudoz lately in-house translation, what a bargain...
Nancy
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Can Altinbay
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In memoriam | That depends on the translator. | Jul 25, 2005 |
yolanda Speece wrote:
Machines can translate as well as a person can.
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yolanda Speece
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TOPIC STARTER | Please tell me you are being sarcastic!!!!!!!! LOL | Jul 25, 2005 |
AHHHHH! you slay me!!!!!!
...but have you seen the questions I've had to post in Kudoz lately in-house translation, what a bargain...
Nancy[/quote]
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yolanda Speece
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TOPIC STARTER | A real one or a wannabe translator? | Jul 25, 2005 |
That depends on the translator.
[quote]Can Altinbay wrote:
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yolanda Speece
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TOPIC STARTER | Translation myth #4 | Jul 25, 2005 |
Certification is regulated by the US Federal Government.
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Rosa Maria Duenas Rios (X)
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If you speak two languages (or three, or four or more), you can translate back and forth into any of them!
[Edited at 2005-07-26 00:53]
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