http://www.proz.com/forums/ Topic: Discussion about 11th ProZ.com translation contest: "Contemporary society" in French to English en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:49:25 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:49:25 +0000 http://www.proz.com/faq support@proz.com (ProZ.com Support) support@proz.com (ProZ.com Support) Clive Phillips ProZ.com contests - discussion of competition in specific pairs http://www.proz.com/post/2103710#2103710 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:54:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com contests - discussion of competition in specific pairs<br/><b>Topic:</b> Discussion about 11th ProZ.com translation contest: "Contemporary society" in French to English<br/><b>Poster:</b> Clive Phillips<br/><b>Post title:</b> AE v BE<br/><br/>Methinks Thomas has a point. Otherwise it's a tad like comparing chalk with cheese (two nations divided by a common language, and all that). Of course, there are many other flavours of English too - I am fascinated by Sri Lankan English (learned from my wife).<br /> <br />First time I've entered. Really enjoyed it although literary translation is not my normal cup of tea. Also learned much from some comments on my own and other renderings.<br /><br />Thank you, everyone who contributed and Proz! Tom Weber ProZ.com contests - discussion of competition in specific pairs http://www.proz.com/post/2098420#2098420 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:26:00 +0000 <b>Forum:</b> ProZ.com contests - discussion of competition in specific pairs<br/><b>Topic:</b> Discussion about 11th ProZ.com translation contest: "Contemporary society" in French to English<br/><b>Poster:</b> Tom Weber<br/><b>Post title:</b> A good literary contest needs to distinguish American from British English<br/><br/>Most people would say that in literary translation the British and American versions will have to differ. I think it follows that it is hard to compare them on an absolute basis. More importantly, I think I would be as unsuited to judging a British translation as the Brits here were to judge an American one. Wouldn't it make more sense to have separate contests with separate judges? (This really leaps out with a text like this French one, with an American setting with its own terms that must be used. But my suggestion is a general one, for all languages and all literary texts into English.) Maybe others have thoughts on this.