Pages in topic: < [1 2] | Jokes on language and translation Thread poster: Aurora Humarán (X)
| Javier Herrera (X) Spanish
"¿Es aquí donde traducen textos de aeronáutica del coreano al húngaro de la noche a la mañana a un euro por cada mil palabras?" "If, if. Between." | | | Harry Hermawan Indonesia Local time: 18:01 Member English to Indonesian + ... SITE LOCALIZER
Aurora Humarán wrote: If the translator is a man, HE translates. If the translator is a woman, SHE translates. If the translator is a computer, IT translates. If the translator is either a man or a woman, S/HE translates. Whether the translator is a man, a woman or a computer, S/H/IT translates. Sergio Viaggio
[Edited at 2005-12-19 08:01] | | | Thanks, Aurora | Jul 16, 2008 |
found your post while searching the Internet liked them very much, esp the top ten list, copied 3 to a web forum, where a few friends chatting about learning English hope you don't mind (quoting without permission) registered today, just to reply in your post and say my thanks
[Edited at 2008-07-16 18:32] | | | Jessica Noyes United States Local time: 07:01 Member Spanish to English + ... Interpreting cartoon from the New Yorker | Aug 9, 2008 |
A cat is sitting on the throne, and two dogs, an envoy and his interpreter, are standing before him. The interpreter dog is whispering to the envoy dog, "You'll have to rephrase that. Their language doesn't have a word for 'fetch'". | |
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An interpreting joke | Sep 28, 2008 |
The interpreter at a conference: "Our Japanese guest just told a joke which is absolutely untranslatable, but I think it will please him if you laugh". | | | Sylvia Deckers France Local time: 12:01 Member (2012) English to Dutch + ... Thank you - gracias - this is LOL | Jul 11, 2017 |
Aurora Humarán wrote: A Spanish speaking bandit held up a bank in Tucson. The sheriff and his deputy chased him. When they captured him, and the sheriff, who couldn't speak Spanish, asked him where he'd hidden the money. "No sé nada," he replied. The sheriff put a gun to the bandit's head and said to his bi-lingual deputy: "Tell him that if he doesn't tell us where the money is right now, I'll blow his brains out." Upon receiving the translation, the bandit became very animated. "¡Ya me acuerdo! Tienen que caminar tres cuadras hasta ese gran arbol: allí está el dinero." The sheriff leaned forward. "Yeah? Well..?" The deputy replied: "He says he wants to die like a man." | | | Sylvia Deckers France Local time: 12:01 Member (2012) English to Dutch + ...
Harry Hermawan wrote: Aurora Humarán wrote: If the translator is a man, HE translates. If the translator is a woman, SHE translates. If the translator is a computer, IT translates. If the translator is either a man or a woman, S/HE translates. Whether the translator is a man, a woman or a computer, S/H/IT translates. Sergio Viaggio [Edited at 2005-12-19 08:01] | | | Pages in topic: < [1 2] | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Jokes on language and translation Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
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