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You say there's only so many translators. Yet, almost every time something is released there's thousands of people complaining that the translation is wrong. So
by Philip-J-Fry 5y ago
You say there's only so many translators. Yet, almost every time something is released there's thousands of people complaining that the translation is wrong. So who are these people?
You might not call them "translators" but they can speak both languages. There's lots of these people and I'm sure that if the work was well paid then many of them would jump at the opportunity. The issue is that it's not well paid. Those who want to do translation work and not live paycheck to paycheck often have different jobs and translate work as a hobby, e.g. many Anime and Manga translators.
- missedthecue 5y agoBeing bilingual is not the same as being a translator.
- krapht 5y agoBilinguals are already better than the low end translation market.
- Philip-J-Fry 5y agoThey are much more capable of becoming translators though. Reading and writing both languages is 90% of the way there.
- dmitriid 5y ago> Reading and writing both languages is 90% of the way there. It really isn't. It's maybe 40% there. Actual good translation of something requires you to be very good in the "I'm good at writing literary essays" sense in both languages, and be able to understand and research relevant references in both languages, and be able to understand various cultural differences, and....