The Top 10 Misconceptions about Translation
10. Paying promptly for the services of a plumber/lawyer/doctor is a must. However, the translator doesn't mind waiting indefinitely for payment...
9. Anybody with two years of high school language (or a foreign-tongued grandmother) can translate.
8. A good translator doesn't need a dictionary.
7. There's no difference between translation and interpretation.
6. Translators don't mind working nights and weekends at no extra charge.
5. Translators don't need to understand what they're translating.
4. A good translator doesn't need proofing or editing.
3. Translation is just typing in a foreign language.
2. A translator costs $49.95 at Radio Shack and runs on two 'C' batteries.
And the #1 misconception about translation and translators is:
1. The document that took a team of 20 people two months to put together can be translated overnight by one person and still retain the same impact as the original.
10. Paying promptly for the services of a plumber/lawyer/doctor is a must. However, the translator doesn't mind waiting indefinitely for payment...
9. Anybody with two years of high school language (or a foreign-tongued grandmother) can translate.
8. A good translator doesn't need a dictionary.
7. There's no difference between translation and interpretation.
6. Translators don't mind working nights and weekends at no extra charge.
5. Translators don't need to understand what they're translating.
4. A good translator doesn't need proofing or editing.
3. Translation is just typing in a foreign language.
2. A translator costs $49.95 at Radio Shack and runs on two 'C' batteries.
And the #1 misconception about translation and translators is:
1. The document that took a team of 20 people two months to put together can be translated overnight by one person and still retain the same impact as the original.
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