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| | 29 augusta 2007 06:10 |
| | I agree with Tantine concerning "160 years after Talbot's discovery, which started....". It renders the Russian version - 'CпуÑÑ‚Ñ 160 лет поÑле Ð¾Ñ‚ÐºÑ€Ñ‹Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ Ð¢Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ±Ð¾Ñ‚Ð°'.
Also I agree that "digital camera" is more suitable in this case. |
| | 29 augusta 2007 14:51 |
| | "comes a new understanding of photography" supposed to be "... a new meaning of photography ..."
"... <all> that is conn..." -> "... <everything> ..." it seems me more natural for native speakers |
| | 29 augusta 2007 16:30 |
| | Kedrov, Yes, first version was 'everything that is ...' but English expert Tantine suggested to change it for 'all that is ...'. And telling the truth both words are equally good. The same thing I can say about 'understanding' and 'meaning' both words match this sentence, and I used 'understanding'.
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| | 29 augusta 2007 20:57 |
| | Hi All,
I have edited the text, taking into account your different suggestions. Thanks to everyone for their help.
RainnSaw, I love your avatar!! Hendrix Rules OK!
When I read a text, I never want to feel that I am reading a text that has been translated. I need to feel that that the text I'm reading was written directly in the printed language.
I'll probably nitpick because of this. No-one should take it personally, nor should they take it as a judgement of the precious work they have provided.
It just means that I'm a terrible perfectionnist, and I hope you will all treat my own translations with the same concern for accuracy and readability.
Bises
Tantine |
| | 1 septembra 2007 16:33 |
| | Thanks to Tantine and everyone who helped to edit the translation. I want you to know that I never take constructive comments of my translations personally. Your suggestions is useful lessons and they help me to make my future work better.
All the best!
RainnSaw |
| | 1 septembra 2007 21:09 |
| | Hehe
I'm glad I'm helpful then, its good learning new manguages, nava corrects everything I write in Italian for me. (I can read Italian really well, but I can't write it to save my life). Bit by bit my Italian rating will rise.
It is there as a challenge for me
Bises
Tantine |
| | 2 septembra 2007 19:38 |
| | This is a beautiful text now, but what about the word "actually"? What is it supposed to mean? Did someone doubt that it would come? CC: RainnSaw |
| | 2 septembra 2007 20:04 |
| | I think it should be "is currently upon us" is the meaning of "actually"
Bises
Tantine |
| | 2 septembra 2007 20:33 |
| | I think we need a Russian speaker to answer this question. |
| | 2 septembra 2007 22:06 |
| | Here it is -
'Ðра цифровых фотокамер (The age of digital cameras)
уже фактичеÑки (has actually[practically]) наÑтупила (come)'
The author realizes that in fact the age of digital cameras is here. But he(she) don't state it for sure 'Ñра цифровых фотокамер уже наÑпупила (the age of digital cameras had already come)' so the author puts the word 'фактичеÑки(actually)' to dilute the phrase.
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| | 3 septembra 2007 04:36 |
| | I changed it to "has in fact arrived". I hope that's OK with everybody. |
| | 3 septembra 2007 07:10 |
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| | 3 septembra 2007 15:00 |
| | Tantine, do you want to start the voting again, now that the text has gone through several edits, and then validate the translation?
I can't do that, because the score you give him should be based on how close the original translation was to native speaker English, and I can't judge that since I never saw the original translation.
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| | 3 septembra 2007 17:03 |
| | Ok Kafetzou
I'll reset the vote and then validate.
Bises
Tantine |
| | 4 septembra 2007 07:06 |
| | Is such word order possible in this sentence: ...with this age comes a new understanding...? The subjec goes after predicate in this sentence. I know about the inversion in some cases but is it appropriate here? |
| | 4 septembra 2007 07:03 |
| | Yeah, and here
"The age of digital cameras has in fact arrived"
may be
"The age of digital cameras has arrived in fact"? |
| | 4 septembra 2007 12:51 |
| | Melissenta and ramarren, when an English expert asks for your opinion, it's not on the English form - that is fine - it's on the meaning. We know English - it's Russian we don't know. |
| | 4 septembra 2007 15:38 |
| | Hi
I've validated
Bises
Tantine |
| | 5 septembra 2007 04:25 |
| | kafetzou
I see, sorry ![](../images/emo/wink.png) |
| | 5 septembra 2007 05:47 |
| | No problem - this happens a lot. Maybe the wording on the help requests needs to be clearer - it's crystal clear in English, but I don't know about the other languages. |