#translator problems

[ilackallhonour]

i am very sure i understand what it means in other contexts, though

[saltyneo-hakuouki]

Mood of the day

[thebellekeys]

hey tumblr? can someone help me find that thread that shows how rumi's work was white-washed and mistranslated to remove the sufi mysticism and the Islam from his poems?

[thecoffeetragedy]

Some people don’t think about their translators when they write and I’m offended.

[notes-from-a-translator]

...Excalibutt...

[theoldcoffeetragedy]

this article I’m translating is about Tom Hanks’ fans giving him a car. The title?

(T)Hanks for the Fiat!

1) amazing

1.5) how do I translate this

2) what is up with Tom Hanks’ Twitter

2.5) how do I translate these tweets.

[thecoffeetragedy]

I’m editing a text in which I just read the sentence “leveraging synergies to maximize fitness and create additional value through profit opportunities” and my soul just wilted a little bit

[thecoffeetragedy]

“I love cars and trucks and all,” I say. “But I’d love to translate something different from time to time.”

“Here,” they say, “Have 16K on glaucoma and cataract surgery; you have one week to become an expert. Good luck!”

“... I love my job,” I say, undeterred.

“Yeah?” They say. “The document has dozens of photos.”