#failed translation

[lelamack]

December, 1977

[enchantedstickynotes]

At our school's library there is the "MARVEL Avengers The Ultimate Character Guide", so but since it is in German the title of the book is: "MARVEL Avengers Lexicon Of Superheroes" and my first thought is: "WHY THE F*CKING HELL IS THANOS IN THE BOOK OF SUPERHEROES!?", there are other villains in the book too, but the German translators really fucked up with the translation of the title

[youre-my-hope-im-your-hope]

google translate making me giggle rn

[lostalmia]

Turned out that she posted her translation without permission anyways

I mean since it’s not on AO3, writers have no way of knowing. Maybe they couldn’t care less anyways but it bugs me, how bad it is. I wish it doesn’t frustrate me this much but now it haunts me. Some real examples taken from her translation below. Not exaggerating at all this is how she does it. 

“B’s being ridiculous, but N's been expecting it.”

Her version: B is funny, but N likes his humor. 

?????

“But B throwing aside his own personal interests for the good of someone else is more like a page out of N’s book.”

Her: is more like a story that N is writing in his book. 

Does not get what taking a page out of someone’s book means here. Doesn’t even make sense in context. 

“N: Are you being self-sacrificing?”

Her: are you trying? 

It’s very obvious that she has trouble following the conversation and why “you” is italicized here because she doesn’t get the “a page out of N’s book” part. 

“B smirks a little. He finally looks N in the eye and says, ‘People are going to accuse you of rubbing off on me, sir.’” 

“N thinks about taking the opening B's left him. He could turn the conversation dirty. He could literally walk over to B and start rubbing off on him in a totally different way, but it wouldn't do either of them any good in the long run. ”

Her: B smiles painstakingly, ... N thinks about B’s opening about leaving him/breaking up with him. He could destroy the conversation. He could walk away from B and just get over him. 

This is literally first two paragraphs of the first part of the fic. I made the mistake of not stopping right there unfortunately. She doesn’t understand what B is trying to do there before his deployment and how N is taking it; the failed interpretation then mislead her and it shows in her entire translation. Again I wish I could make this up but it is how she did it. Perhaps it shouldn’t bother me this much since I usually read in English only, but wow. Everyone can have different understandings yea, but this is just wrong and I feel so bad. 

Not gunna start a witchhunt but oof I wouldn’t feel comfortable asking my favorite author for permission to translate if I’m not comfortable with my English skill at all. Bravo! You tried.

I sent her a very humble PM full of suggestions and offered to beta for her and she blocked me ayeeee. Maybe I sounded too condescending idk I tried to be nice. Perhaps it’s petty of me to post here but no one from that community follows me on tumblr or ao3 in English anyways. 

[iosonostanco]

When you can’t decide what language you want to speak in and you mess up in both.

[rain-fairy]

i’ve let google translate to translate my fanfic from polish to english...

... and results are just... yeah. So much nonsense, so much fun XD 

see (eng and pl ver):

- Dad ...? - The boy asked, not loosening the nose from the windows, behind which, along with other infants, was his newborn sister. - What? - And how I was born, it was also in this room? I was also there as a lot of small children? - Yes, even more - confirmed Heechul, back memories of that day. - And it was so curled in blankets and looked the same? - About ... - The man was becoming more and more curious, what thought processes taking place just in the head of his son, that asked him such questions, but it decided not to rush and calmly wait for him to explain everything. - Uh-huh. So how do you know that I have it and I did not make a mistake? And how do I know which is my sister? Dad, why? - Your sister sleeps yourself right here, right at your right hand - Heechul pointed to the baby directly outside the glass. - Previously there inside you went nurse and showed me where a small lies. - Czadowo. How would she know? - Dzidzia has to handle the ribbon with the name of mother, date of birth and other such. There is no chance of mistake. - That's good, because a little scared. - They're not my child? - No. - Do not worry, I would recognize you even though you did not have such ribbons. The boy stopped to stare at babies and looked at his father. - How is it? Heechul smiled mysteriously. - I knew you, before you were born ... - I thought you do not remember ... - threw the boy so quietly that Hee was not sure if what came to his ears was true or just an illusion.

PL

— Tato…? — zapytał chłopiec, nie odklejając nosa od szyby, za którą, wraz z innymi niemowlętami, znajdowała się jego nowo narodzona siostra. — Co takiego? — A jak ja się urodziłem, to też byłem w takim pokoju? I też było tam tak dużo małych dzieci? — Owszem, nawet więcej — potwierdził Heechul, wracając wspomnieniami do tamtego dnia. — I też były tak pozawijane w kocyki i wyglądały tak samo? — Mniej więcej… — Mężczyzna był coraz bardziej ciekaw, jakie procesy myślowe zachodziły właśnie w głowie jego syna, że zadawał mu takie pytania, postanowił go jednak nie popędzać i spokojnie zaczekać, aż mu wszystko wyjaśni. — Acha. No to skąd wiesz, że ja to ja i się nie pomyliłeś? I skąd mam wiedzieć, która to moja siostra? Tato, skąd? — Twoja siostra śpi sobie o tu, zaraz przy twojej prawej ręce — Heechul wskazał na maleństwo znajdujące się tuż przed szybą. — Wcześniej tam do środka weszła pani pielęgniarka i pokazała mi, gdzie mała sobie leży. — Czadowo. A skąd ona to wiedziała? — Dzidzia ma na rączce taką tasiemkę z imieniem i nazwiskiem mamy, datą urodzenia i innymi takimi. Nie ma szans na pomyłkę. — To dobrze, bo się trochę przestraszyłem. — Że nie jesteś moim dzieckiem? — No. — Nie martw się, rozpoznałbym cię nawet, jakbyś nie miał takiej tasiemki. Chłopiec przestał wpatrywać się w niemowlęta i spojrzał na ojca. — Jak to? Heechul uśmiechnął się tajemniczo. — Znałem cię, jeszcze zanim przyszedłeś na świat… — Myślałem, że nie pamiętasz… — rzucił malec tak cicho, że Hee nie był pewien, czy to, co dotarło do jego uszu było prawdą czy jedynie złudzeniem.

[loveupinthesky]

Kiiyan's tweet: There is this song, "Merry-go-round", fifth track on the  new album and it would be the fastest  track in the whole of RODEO-history at an out-of-the-world 250BPM. The content of the song would be on a combination of controversies. (giving up on the last sentence ><)

Got curious and went to Google 250 BPM. :O What can I say besides wow?! /anticipating the song hahaha

[iluv2readandeat]