[Freedombox-discuss] Fwd: Translating expressions...

[Luis A. Morán Morales]

On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 09:45 -0400, Ted Smith wrote:
> It should probably be up to the translators to understand how their
> linguistic community feels about this (and other) phrase(s) and act
> accordingly.

Ted,

I totally agree: it should be up to the translators to contextualize
idiomatic phrases for their linguistic/cultural milieu. Not to dismiss
the concerns expressed in the thread regarding cultural and political
sensibilities, but this may be much to do about nothing. I think
footnotes to explain idiomatic phrases in any translation should do just
fine. I do that all the time in normal conversation with English and
Spanish speakers.

Even the various Spanish dialects have idioms that don't "translate"
universally across all Spanish-speaking cultures. I'd trust the
translators' judgment in contextualizing "touchy" issues for their
target audience.


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