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Probably she didn't say "show" in russian though. Some things are getting lost in translation here. She laments that The Chronicle doesn't credit her as doing
by jannes 5y ago
Probably she didn't say "show" in russian though. Some things are getting lost in translation here.
She laments that The Chronicle doesn't credit her as doing actual work by describing what she does as a "show" instead. (implying that a male is doing the actual devops work behind the scenes)
- tallanvor 5y agoExcept that by saying that it's a "one woman show", they are giving her all the credit for the site, and that's what a fluent English speaker will understand. It's not The Chronicle's fault that she misinterpreted the article.
- azernik 5y agoTranslators move things into idiom all the time; "one-man show" (gender is easily swappable) is an idiom that comes from stage, refers to single-actor plays where one person plays multiple roles, and comes with connotations of skill versatility and industriousness.
- pwinnski 5y agoI read her lament, but it seems to be based on a lack of understanding of the idiom. In English, the phrase "one-person show" implies nothing other than the efforts of a single person to produce something great. There is no denigration nor implication of anything else in the idiom.