Lost in Translation II - totally lost

[Kassiopeia]

I agree, the text was way over the top. We should try something a bit more down to earth this time, like a news article.

[Az]

I thought it was hilarious.

[lord of the mark]

"Pour cause de coupure budgetaire, la lumiere au bout du tunnel sera dorenavant eteinte"

Due to budget cuts, the light at the end of the tunnel will be extended to a navy of small fishing boats.

[Gangerolf]

Why the hell not. I like this game But I think it will be hard to avoid running into the same "problems" as last time, ie we'll probably get many easy translations + a few very hard ones...


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[Atahualpa]

Originally posted by Kassiopeia
I agree, the text was way over the top. We should try something a bit more down to earth this time, like a news article.

A news article could be an idea. Although I think it's logically too consistent and too straightforward. I don't like to give too much details about it now as that will already introduce some bias.

[Bosh]

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[Lul Thyme]

I really think a tough text with a lots of translations is the way to go.
If ppl can understand the global idea of the text, it makes translation easier.
Optimally you want the translations to be perfect word for word, but meaningless from a global point of view.
You need a hard text for that.

[Winston]

Originally posted by Lul Thyme
Optimally you want the translations to be perfect word for word, but meaningless from a global point of view.

I agree with this. I also think it should be no longer than 100-150 words or thereabouts. This has to be fun, not like a major homework assignment.

And preferably not too many obscure words/phrases specific to some technical or academic field that only a few people command.

[Robert]

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[Az]

And preferably not too many obscure words/phrases specific to some technical or academic field that only a few people command

Yes, because then someone might accidently mistranslate a couple of words, leading to a chain of wrong translations. And that wouldn't be funny at all, would it?

[Winston]

As always, you're wrong. Of course that would be funny to no end, my point was that having to translate technical words or phrases you simply do not understand in the first place wouldn't.

[Atahualpa]

What do you think about using a poem?

[Winston]

Sounds like a good idea, as long as it's relatively contemporary (not much earlier than the 20th century).

Actually, using a poem is a great idea!

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
"Pour cause de coupure budgetaire, la lumiere au bout du tunnel sera dorenavant eteinte"

Due to budget cuts, the light at the end of the tunnel will be extended to a navy of small fishing boats.

[Az]

No matter what, we have got to have LOTM on this game.