Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 23:34:04 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [lojban] Re: Any volunteers for "Phrasebook. A multilingual
 dictionary"? (No Lojban skills required)
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>
> > The general idea is that you visit any country (even if it's 
> Lojbanistan), 
> > open two columns (in your mother tongue) and in the language of the 
> country 
> > you are visiting. The phrasebook must give you the ability to speak 
> > (given that you have some knowledge of the language). 
>

This seems to be a trend with amateur translators in our community.
If you translate, please read what I am saying very carefully and make sure 
everybody knows this.
*Translate the intent of the original text, not the words.*
If you translate it word-by-word to Lojban, it is bad.
If you don't believe me, translate something said by a jbocre word-for-word 
into English.
Ridiculous, isn't it?

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der-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">&gt; The general idea is that =
you visit any country (even if it's Lojbanistan),
<br>&gt; open two columns (in your mother tongue) and in the language of th=
e country
<br>&gt; you are visiting. The phrasebook must give you the ability to spea=
k
<br>&gt; (given that you have some knowledge of the language).
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This seems to be a trend with amateur =
translators in our community.</div><div>If you translate, please read what =
I am saying very carefully and make sure everybody knows this.</div><div><b=
>Translate the intent of the original text, not the words.</b></div><div>If=
 you translate it word-by-word to Lojban, it is bad.</div><div>If you don't=
 believe me, translate something said by a jbocre word-for-word into Englis=
h.</div><div>Ridiculous, isn't it?</div>

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