The trials and tribulations of translators

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...Excalibutt...

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I am basically translating gaming terminology and I am LIVING!

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"Made-up French"? How am I supposed to translate made-up French? I don't even know actual French??

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When you gotta remind yourself that emojis don't go in subtitles

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Screenshot of a tweet that reads, “In case of volcanic eruption, you will hear mermaids. Do not ignore the mermaids; they are there for your safety.”

Underneath it, a quoted tweet: “Perils of Google Translate no 44a. People seeking greater warning of volcanic eruptions want sirens, not mermaids.”

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Sometimes you see things that you didn't need to see.

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Ahhh! Finally done for the day. *Closes 7 programs and 25 Chrome tabs*

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*is actually not done for the day but makes text posts instead of translating,,,*

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Ahhh! Finally done for the day. *Closes 7 programs and 25 Chrome tabs*

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Time to play the game of “Is that word Swedish, Danish or Norwegian?”

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or Dutch apparently...

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Right about now I’m really fucking happy that I paid attention in science class

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Science puns

On one hand: Yaay! Science puns!!

On the other hand: I...have...to...translate...the...science...puns........

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My search history must be quite interesting. A few days ago I translated stuff about murder and now I’m googling intimate hygiene...

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Time to play the game of “Is that word Swedish, Danish or Norwegian?”

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Califoonia

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when you almost write “Bill Clitoris”

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vegletables

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is that a word? that doesn’t look like a word...