Translation Details

English translation: comment

08:55 May 16, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics

English term or phrase: Translation Details

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Context: Mother Tongure__________; Language of Habitual Use____________; Language from Which You Work____________

Question: What's the difference between "Language of Habitual Use" and "Language from Which You Work".

TIA!!!

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Local time: 13:16

Selected answer:comment

Explanation:
Language of habitual use is the one you normally use on an everyday basis (in your general life). Language from which you work is any language you translate from - which of course is normally your language of habitual use, but not necessarily so.

Selected response from:

Armorel Young
Local time: 06:16

Grading comment

Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +8

comment

Armorel Young

4 +5

explanation below

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.

4 +3

native language and source language

Angela Dickson (X)

5 +1

Chines...

David Moore (X)

4 +1

Language of Habitual Use => target language..Language from Which You Work => source language

airmailrpl

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

translation details Chines...

Explanation:
is your language of habitual use; while English is the language from which you work, in your case.

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-05-16 08:59:10 GMT)
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Or it might even be \"Chinese\" - sorry!

David Moore (X)
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

translation details

comment

Armorel Young
Local time: 06:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 52

Grading comment

Thanks!

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

translation details explanation below

Explanation:
Language of Habitual Use - language you usally use in your daily life
Language from Which You Work - the language from which you usually translate (source language)

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of:

Bengali
PRO pts in category: 4

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

translation details native language and source language

Explanation:
'Language of habitual use' is effectively a language which plays the role of a native language - could be the native language itself, or one in which you have obtained native competence. It is your TARGET language (for translation organisations such as the one to which you are applying, one is expected to translate only into one's language of habitual use).

'Language from which you work' is any _source_ language in which you get work. I remember these terms from applying to the IoL and ITI in the UK.

Angela Dickson (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

translation details Language of Habitual Use => target language..Language from Which You Work => source language

Explanation:
Language of Habitual Use => target language.
Language from Which You Work => source language

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 02:16
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 32

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