Boston Globe Article on Translation: The Danger of Being a Translator Thread poster: Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Thanks for bringing this article to our attention on Proz! More proof that truth is stranger than fiction...
Lorianne Weston
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\"On 2003-05-16 14:17, nonogogo wrote:
When being a good translator can get you -into real trouble. I think this man should be given a prize for surviving!
SADDAM AND UDAY GO TO THE MOVIES\"
What\'s happened to the \"no politics\" concept all of a sudden...
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... See more Two good reasons to hide your post:
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X) 
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TOPIC STARTER | Ok no post from the Globe but it wasn't politics. | May 17, 2003 |
Ok I shouldn\'t have posted the Globe article I should have pointed you to it.
However, the post is not political Claudia. How can you possibly think that posting such an article IS POLITICAL? It\'s just a fact that translating can be dangerous. You mean that this fact cannot be talked about? I\'m not taking sides or anything. I am just pointing it out. Of course, that might be considered political by some but I don\'t think it is. When someone is in danger of being kil... See more
Ok I shouldn\'t have posted the Globe article I should have pointed you to it.
However, the post is not political Claudia. How can you possibly think that posting such an article IS POLITICAL? It\'s just a fact that translating can be dangerous. You mean that this fact cannot be talked about? I\'m not taking sides or anything. I am just pointing it out. Of course, that might be considered political by some but I don\'t think it is. When someone is in danger of being killed for being a translator, it is an issue to be pondered. Political would be taking sides. I am just saying there are some exiguous situations. Certainly, one can point that out.
A good day to you.
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However, the post is not political Claudia. How can you possibly think that posting such an article IS POLITICAL? It\'s just a fact that translating can be dangerous.
It is political, because there is NO way of proving that what was served up as \"fact\" actually happened.
Regards,
Anu
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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TOPIC STARTER | Definition of political IS not fact | May 18, 2003 |
The definition of what is political is not a factual matter; it is a matter of the polis. I am sure you are studying this in your law studies....It implies a certain manoeuvering...
Be that as it may, I think a journalist would be hard pressed to make up that story...and it would be rather pointless as it has no particular interest other than to text workers...I also think it would be easy to see if the facts are true...Even if the translator whom the journalist wrote about ... See more The definition of what is political is not a factual matter; it is a matter of the polis. I am sure you are studying this in your law studies....It implies a certain manoeuvering...
Be that as it may, I think a journalist would be hard pressed to make up that story...and it would be rather pointless as it has no particular interest other than to text workers...I also think it would be easy to see if the facts are true...Even if the translator whom the journalist wrote about made it all up...It\'s still interesting no matter how you cut it...
The last journalist that wrote a fake story for the NYT was fired on the spot...And the NYT owns the Boston Globe...
By the way, just so you get what I am really saying:
It\'s interesting either way, true or false...
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