David Sassoli, the President of the European Parliament, could do with getting a translator of merit in his office.
5 great texts on Translation: 19 WAYS OF LOOKING AT WANG WEI Eliot Weinberger & Octavio Paz THE TASK OF THE TRANSLATOR Walter Benjamin TRANSLATING NERUDA John Felstiner WHY TRANSLATION MATTERS Edith Grossman IF THIS BE TREASON Gregory Rabassa
Mourinho is a fabulous example of a second language speaker who OWNS HIS MISTAKES. He doesn't worry about making errors in English. In fact, when he makes an error he assumes that he's being inventive. youtube.com/watch?v=5ernsj…
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Style is content. So, if your English written work is poor, that immediately lessens the standing of your business. #MayfairTranslations
Poor English #translation #3 The Spanish Chamber of Commerce's mission statement is written so badly we might assume they have simply inputted the text in Google. “It is the body that represents the network of chambers of commerce before national and international bodies."
Famous facts about English #2 There are roughly 600,000 words in the English language compared to around 150,000 in Spanish.
False cognates that could make you blush #1 Spanish: EMBARAZADA What it appears to say: EMBARRASSED What it means in English: PREGNANT
Spanish translated into poor English. This mistake was found on the Spanish Tourism Board's website. "In Spain you'll find unique monuments, as well as outstanding museums and masterpieces of universal art." What is UNIVERSAL ART?
Famous facts about English #1 A pangram is a sentence that contains all the letters of the alphabet. e.g. "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
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