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[KattyJamison]

FYI* small but important difference.

A person, who is translating from one language into another in written form is a translator.
A person, who is doing the same thing in oral form (parallel or sequential) in an interpreter.

*For your information

Oh, yes, and there is a very common language in the US that does not have translators at all, only interpreters. Can you guess what it is?

@темы: that's useful

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[Никакун]

it's funny - I never knew the difference.
Thank you for clarification

[Alkante]

"Oh, how many wondeful discoveries..."


Thanks! It's really useful! (thoughtfuly) Well, I'm a translator.

[KattyJamison]

Никакун, Elmo Derek Welcome! I never knew the difference either until I got officially signed in as a hospital interpreter. The secretary corrected me ))

[Alario]

Our teacher at school always told us to mind the difference))
KattyJamison, do you translate from English into Russian?)

Hmmm... btw, I guess, the verb "translate" is used in both cases?)

[KattyJamison]

[f:]ReesKey I interpret and translate both ways when needed, but it's not my full-time job.

Actually, no, the verbs are different as well. People use "to interpret" for oral communication and "to translate" for written. But most people here do not know the difference either, it's a "professional perk".

Oh, yes, and there is a very common language in the US that does not have translators at all, only interpreters. Can you guess what it is?

[Астер]

I'm tempted to be a wiseass and say "sign language". But it's not just used in the US, so I'm not 100% certain.

[KattyJamison]

Астер That's the one I had in mind. I only meant that is is very common in the US, not encountered only in the US. There are other languages, for which no translators are used, but ASL (American Sign Language) is by far the most common.

[Астер]

KattyJamison
Yeah, I assumed that this is what you meant, but the phrasing seemed ambiguous, so I wasn't sure. It could be read as "there is a language which is very common in the US", but it could equally mean "there exists a language in the US and it is very common there".

Don't mind me, my education involved a ridiculous emphasis on absolutely clear phrasing and fine-grainined meaning, so seeing ambiguity where none is intended is almost a professional trait.

[KattyJamison]

Астер Well, you guessed correctly ))