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01-15-2007, 06:32 AM

jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org wrote:
> Bill Sornson writes:
>
> > Peddling...
>
> > http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8MKTCTG0.html
>
> These are the same editors who let BS like:
>
> The roadway was blocked by an overturned tanker truck.
> The road was blocked by and overturned tanker (or tank truck).
>
> We'll have more on that in the eleven o'clock hour.
> We'll have more on that at eleven.
>
> We've seen enough of these kinds of things.
> We've seen enough of these things.
>
> I spoke to a friend of mine about this.
> I spoke to a friend about this.
>
> Six people were killed when their car ran off the bridge.
> Six people died when their car ran off the bridge.
> [one might imagine that the police shot them]
>
> The robbery took place while the residents were away.
> The burglary took place while the residents were away.
>
> The injured were laying on the roadway after the crash.
> The injured were lying on the road after the crash.
>
> ...
>
> It's a long list that grates on readers sensitivities if there are
> any. It's just edjumacation.
>
> Jobst Brandt

While we're on the subject of irritating things, I will take the time
to share my pet peeve.

I live in Norway, and here most of the TV shows and movies are English
or American with Norwegian subtitles. Someone clearly has the job of
translating shows and movies from English to Norwegian. Unfortunately
whoever this is doesn't seem to know a thing about English. I have the
irritating habit of not being able to ignore the subtitles, so I notice
all the glaring errors. Almost half the jokes are mistranslated, and
should a joke make some popular culture reference, forget it, it
probably won't even be recognized as a joke by the translators.

Not such a big deal, but these people presumably are the ones with a
better than average grasp of English, yet they continually make huge
mistakes. What about everyone with an even lesser grasp of English, say
some newspaper editor misreading an editorial in the NYT and then
forming a half-baked opinion that then gets taken as gospel by his
readers? Depressing.

Joseph

01-15-2007, 06:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
joseph.santaniello@gmail.com Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Even AP does it... jobst.brandt@stanfordalumni.org wrote: > Bill Sornson writes: > > > Peddling... > > > http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8MKTCTG0.html > > These are the same editors who let BS like: > > The roadway was blocked by an overturned tanker truck. > The road was blocked by and overturned tanker (or tank truck). > > We'll have more on that in the eleven o'clock hour. > We'll have more on that at eleven. > > We've seen enough of these kinds of things. > We've seen enough of these things. > > I spoke to a friend of mine about this. > I spoke to a friend about this. > > Six people were killed when their car ran off the bridge. > Six people died when their car ran off the bridge. > [one might imagine that the police shot them] > > The robbery took place while the residents were away. > The burglary took place while the residents were away. > > The injured were laying on the roadway after the crash. > The injured were lying on the road after the crash. > > ... > > It's a long list that grates on readers sensitivities if there are > any. It's just edjumacation. > > Jobst Brandt While we're on the subject of irritating things, I will take the time to share my pet peeve. I live in Norway, and here most of the TV shows and movies are English or American with Norwegian subtitles. Someone clearly has the job of translating shows and movies from English to Norwegian. Unfortunately whoever this is doesn't seem to know a thing about English. I have the irritating habit of not being able to ignore the subtitles, so I notice all the glaring errors. Almost half the jokes are mistranslated, and should a joke make some popular culture reference, forget it, it probably won't even be recognized as a joke by the translators. Not such a big deal, but these people presumably are the ones with a better than average grasp of English, yet they continually make huge mistakes. What about everyone with an even lesser grasp of English, say some newspaper editor misreading an editorial in the NYT and then forming a half-baked opinion that then gets taken as gospel by his readers? Depressing. Joseph