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This forum is getting more boring lately, it's hard to find good threads, but instead of complaining too much about it: Let's play a game!
I thought about resurrecting the old Lost in Translation and see if we can do better this time. The old one had the problem that we jumped too much around in similar languages - I couldn't find the thread, maybe it was not archived.
This time if possible I will try to make more radical jumps between germanic, latin, slavic, chinese, japanese and whatever language we can get.
About the game:
I will make a graph of all participants that is the path for a text issued by me. The first one will get the text, translate it into the language specified and send it to the second... until I receive the final text again. Both the original and the last version will then be posted and we'll see what has been lost in translation!
The timeline is as follows:
1. We'll be searching for participants from now until Sunday or Monday (because I'll be on a festival from Thursday to Sunday, I cannot post inbetween). Everyone please post what languages you can translate FROM and what languages you can translate TO. Also state if it's your native tongue and if you speak it fluently or not. Don't worry about not being able to speak a language very well. I will try to find or create a text that does not use complicated words. If you think you can translate from a language that you don't speak but by using similarities with other languages that you do speak post it under "for fun". I will try to make the text cross some of these to increase the chance for it being fubared.
2. I will then compile a graph and post who has to translate what language into which and send to whom. Probably mid next week.
3. The text will be issued. Mid to end of next week.
The rules:
You must not use the help of the computer for translating (no internet, no babelfish, no offline dictionaries, no word thesaurus). Allowed is only a "physical" dictionary book for looking up single words.
When you pass the text on to the next, you must also send a copy to me (use private message).
When you receive the text you should aim to translate and pass it on within the next 24 hours.
An example layout of what participants should post (that would make my life easier):
My french has really gotten a big blow lately.
Ofc, I don't participate, so it's up to you now!
UPDATE:
Final list:
Moved here
THE GAME IS OVER!!
Go here for the results
I thought about resurrecting the old Lost in Translation and see if we can do better this time. The old one had the problem that we jumped too much around in similar languages - I couldn't find the thread, maybe it was not archived.
This time if possible I will try to make more radical jumps between germanic, latin, slavic, chinese, japanese and whatever language we can get.
About the game:
I will make a graph of all participants that is the path for a text issued by me. The first one will get the text, translate it into the language specified and send it to the second... until I receive the final text again. Both the original and the last version will then be posted and we'll see what has been lost in translation!
The timeline is as follows:
1. We'll be searching for participants from now until Sunday or Monday (because I'll be on a festival from Thursday to Sunday, I cannot post inbetween). Everyone please post what languages you can translate FROM and what languages you can translate TO. Also state if it's your native tongue and if you speak it fluently or not. Don't worry about not being able to speak a language very well. I will try to find or create a text that does not use complicated words. If you think you can translate from a language that you don't speak but by using similarities with other languages that you do speak post it under "for fun". I will try to make the text cross some of these to increase the chance for it being fubared.
2. I will then compile a graph and post who has to translate what language into which and send to whom. Probably mid next week.
3. The text will be issued. Mid to end of next week.
The rules:
You must not use the help of the computer for translating (no internet, no babelfish, no offline dictionaries, no word thesaurus). Allowed is only a "physical" dictionary book for looking up single words.
When you pass the text on to the next, you must also send a copy to me (use private message).
When you receive the text you should aim to translate and pass it on within the next 24 hours.
An example layout of what participants should post (that would make my life easier):
Code:
Atahualpa Translate FROM: native: german fluently: english, spanish non-fluently: french for fun: italian (by deducing mainly from spanish and french) Translate TO: native: german fluently: english, spanish
Ofc, I don't participate, so it's up to you now!
UPDATE:
Final list:
Moved here
THE GAME IS OVER!!
Go here for the results
Keep 'em coming!
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