Originally written by Jacek K. on July 2, 2009 4:05 PM
You see, Dodo, our little double standard becomes too complicated after all to practice...
Um... somehow, Spanish or French or German on the Default Language forums seems not to irritate anybody, but with Lithuanian or Polish or Russian it is different...
Originally written by Jacek K. on July 2, 2009 3:14 PM
If you are desperate to only address her here in Lithuanian, with no one else made privy to what you two are talking about, I think you should clearly state: Liliana, ...
If I want to address anybody with no one else made privy to anything, I take the trouble to click the Send Private Message button.
(not: lurkers)
My language is dying. Yet I happen to like the old crippled thing. So any lurker curious enough to try and understand it is a drop of life to it. Pathetic, isn`t it? Well, you are free to hate beggars and not give them anything, but it`s not very nice to take away their alms-bowl...
Originally written by Nanna Mercer on July 2, 2009 4:45 PM
There is also the Other Languages forum
No much point in begging in the middle of the desert, eh?
[Edited by Dodo Kaipdodo on July 3, 2009 10:03 AM]
Mother tongue: Polish Joined: February 18, 2003 Location: Poland
RE: Do you translate into a foreign language?
Originally written by Dodo Kaipdodo on July 3, 2009 3:15 PM
Um... somehow, Spanish or French or German on the Default Language forums seems not to irritate anybody, but with Lithuanian or Polish or Russian it is different...
I am not sure I understand what you mean. (Try posting in English on the Spanish Forum to feel better in the meantime. )
Expert Mother tongues: English, German Posts: 7845 Joined: September 26, 2003 Location: Canada
RE: Do you translate into a foreign language?
Um... somehow, Spanish or French or German on the Default Language forums seems not to irritate anybody,
It does irritate me, despite the fact that I understand all three, because it is discourteous. I don't think you will find anything that I have ever posted which includes another language, without at least a brief description.
Expert Mother tongues: English, German Posts: 7845 Joined: September 26, 2003 Location: Canada
RE: Do you translate into a foreign language?
It`s Sixth of July for us, but thanks anyway!
What is your sixth, which you don't celebrate, Dodo? We had Canada Day on July 1. As I understand it, July 4th is an American holiday. Does the date have significance elsewhere?
Expert Mother tongues: English, Norwegian Posts: 1432 Joined: December 5, 2005 Location: United States
RE: Do you translate into a foreign language?
I think I'll join Nanna in wishing everyone a Happy 4th of July weekend - and then ask that we get back to discussing "Do you translate into a foreign language?" - and so there is no misunderstanding, here's a translation - "do you translate PROFESSIONALLY into a foreign language?
Expert Mother tongue: English Posts: 1804 Joined: February 1, 2008 Location: United States
RE: Do you translate into a foreign language?
Happy Birthday, America !!
I think that a foreign language is any language that you did not grow up speaking. If you learned the language after let's say, age 16, and you did not speak it as a child on a regular basis, it is a foreign language.
Одрекување на форумите: гледиштата изнесени во форумите се сопственост на авторите и не значи дека се гледишта на сопственикот и/или модераторите на сајтот. Ако читачот смета дека некоја објава е навредлива, тогаш тој или таа треба да упати поплака до модераторот на односниот форум. Поплаката би требало да се разгледа во рок од 24 часа, но ве молиме да го почитувате фактот дека модераторот можеби живее во друга часовна зона. Користењето на форумот ја означува твојата согласност со Правилата за објавување на форумот.
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