That awkward moment when you forget how to spell awkward
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If you want to be friends with a translator, make sure you do not misspell.
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Three dictionaries in one hand…
Here is a language riddle for translators
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What does an extra space mean to a translator?
Translators are passionate about proper spelling, grammar, and spacing.
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Procrastination: the evil every translator has to face.
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Translators are language lovers
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Translating idioms is one of the many challenges translators face on their work. According to the Collins Cobuild dictionary: “an idiom is a group of words which, when they are used together in a particular combination, have a different meaning from the one they would have if you look the meaning of all the individual words in the group”.
Translators should be aware of the meaning of idioms and avoid translating them literally.
Challenge: how would you translate this comic into your source language (provided it is not English, of course) and keep it funny?
Happy translating!
Romina
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