Comments on: Imagine A World Without Translators http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/04/22/imagine-a-world-without-translators/ keeping it up in the translation/interpretation sphere Wed, 13 May 2009 04:04:55 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: admin http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/04/22/imagine-a-world-without-translators/comment-page-1/#comment-451 admin Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:11:39 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=236#comment-451 @Katherine I do think that mankind would lose a lot by adopting a single language and those who predict that English will become some kind of 'universal language' are already envisioning that it will go the same way as Latin, i.e. spawn a number of dialects that will become separate in the same way that French and Italian and Spanish separated over time. So... more work for translators :) @ilda People grumble when they have to accept the need for translators, but they would complain a lot more, if they had no translations! @Katherine I do think that mankind would lose a lot by adopting a single language and those who predict that English will become some kind of ‘universal language’ are already envisioning that it will go the same way as Latin, i.e. spawn a number of dialects that will become separate in the same way that French and Italian and Spanish separated over time. So… more work for translators :)

@ilda People grumble when they have to accept the need for translators, but they would complain a lot more, if they had no translations!

]]> By: ilda http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/04/22/imagine-a-world-without-translators/comment-page-1/#comment-399 ilda Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:51:43 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=236#comment-399 It's difficult indeed. I remember once hearing somebody saying that we are surrounded by translation. They were right. But as you pointed out, probably because it's so common, people tend to give it for granted or to forget that such and such author does not write in French/Italian/Tamil, etc. I don't think there could ever be a world without translators, at least not as long as humans insist in socialising and communicating. ;) You are definitely right when you say that translating one of the oldest trades!!! :D ildas last blog post..<a href="http://airy-eel.blogspot.com/2008/04/small-words-big-concepts.html" rel="nofollow">Small words, big concepts</a> It’s difficult indeed. I remember once hearing somebody saying that we are surrounded by translation. They were right. But as you pointed out, probably because it’s so common, people tend to give it for granted or to forget that such and such author does not write in French/Italian/Tamil, etc. I don’t think there could ever be a world without translators, at least not as long as humans insist in socialising and communicating. ;) You are definitely right when you say that translating one of the oldest trades!!! :D

ildas last blog post..Small words, big concepts

]]> By: Katherine Reschke http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/2008/04/22/imagine-a-world-without-translators/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Katherine Reschke Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:12:56 +0000 http://nadinetouzet.com/blog/?p=236#comment-396 We would probably have a world language and whilst there would be definite benefits to it, we would lose so much in the process - such as all the wonderful literature in all the languages that would become dead. So I am grateful to the translators in the world such as your good self that cross the language barriers and thus unite the world. We would probably have a world language and whilst there would be definite benefits to it, we would lose so much in the process – such as all the wonderful literature in all the languages that would become dead. So I am grateful to the translators in the world such as your good self that cross the language barriers and thus unite the world.

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