01-13-2010, 04:15 PM
I once asked my Grandmother how she would say something she had just said in English, in her native Swedish. Her immediate reply was, "I'd have to think it in Swedish".
Literal translations, do not include "expressiveness". The "color" of a sentence comes not only from the definitions of the words, but in the sentence structure, and, in many cases the rhythm, and nuance of the spoken words.
To properly translate an "instruction" you have to think in the language you're translating to, and you have to accurately describe the "picture" (part A going to slot C).
Thank You, no, I would never be a good translator.
Literal translations, do not include "expressiveness". The "color" of a sentence comes not only from the definitions of the words, but in the sentence structure, and, in many cases the rhythm, and nuance of the spoken words.
To properly translate an "instruction" you have to think in the language you're translating to, and you have to accurately describe the "picture" (part A going to slot C).
Thank You, no, I would never be a good translator.
We always learn far more from our own mistakes, than we will ever learn from another's advice.
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!
The greatest place to live life, is on the sharp leading edge of a learning curve.
Lead me not into temptation.....I can find it myself!