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I sometimes read to fall asleep. Usually I am already tired so I can get though 1-3 pages per session. I started the count of monte cristo not knowing it was a

I sometimes read to fall asleep. Usually I am already tired so I can get though 1-3 pages per session. I started the count of monte cristo not knowing it was about 2000 pages, so that’s what I read for the whole of 2019 basically. At least when going to bed. Typing it completely seems like a huge undertaking.

vivegi 4y ago
I can relate. I am actually translating The Count of Monte Cristo. Completed 5 chapters so far. Still a loooooooong way to go.
- zbiku 4y ago
  Out of curiosity, why are you doing this?
  - vivegi 4y ago
    Just replied in the comment above. This is more as an intellectual curiosity. I intend to publish it eventually as a bi-lingual ebook with para by para translations. Hopefully, it is useful for those who are learning one of the languages and is not a native speaker/writer of the other.
- mosselman 4y ago
  That seems like an even grander endeavour. What are you translating it to? From which language?
  - vivegi 4y ago
    English to Tamil. It is a huge endeavour. I am not using any automated translations except to find esoteric translations (using Google Translate). Many idioms and phrases also have to be localized, so it is an intellectual challenge. Alexander Dumas' writing is also quite beautiful and even in the limited number of chapters I have completed translating there are some excellent narratives. I am enjoying it. My idea is to eventually publish it as a bi-lingual ebook, perhaps it would help people who are learning English/Tamil.
    - ilamparithi 4y ago
      Interesting. Are you manually typing in Tamil or are you using a speech to text software?
      - vivegi 4y ago
        I use a Surface tablet as my writing device and have a Tamil Input Method Editor (IME) for Windows installed. It does the English-to-Tamil transliteration and that helps.
ghghgfdfgh 4y ago
I disagree. Reading requires my full attention and dedication, while typing becomes almost an almost mechanical process very quickly. With reading, I always find myself moving my eyes back a few sentences because I would think I missed some unimportant information, taking me a while before I actually got into it. Maybe it's just because technology hurt my attention span.

vivegi 4y ago

I can relate. I am actually translating The Count of Monte Cristo. Completed 5 chapters so far. Still a loooooooong way to go.

zbiku 4y ago
Out of curiosity, why are you doing this?
- vivegi 4y ago
  Just replied in the comment above. This is more as an intellectual curiosity. I intend to publish it eventually as a bi-lingual ebook with para by para translations. Hopefully, it is useful for those who are learning one of the languages and is not a native speaker/writer of the other.
mosselman 4y ago
That seems like an even grander endeavour. What are you translating it to? From which language?
- vivegi 4y ago
  English to Tamil. It is a huge endeavour. I am not using any automated translations except to find esoteric translations (using Google Translate). Many idioms and phrases also have to be localized, so it is an intellectual challenge. Alexander Dumas' writing is also quite beautiful and even in the limited number of chapters I have completed translating there are some excellent narratives. I am enjoying it. My idea is to eventually publish it as a bi-lingual ebook, perhaps it would help people who are learning English/Tamil.
  - ilamparithi 4y ago
    Interesting. Are you manually typing in Tamil or are you using a speech to text software?
    - vivegi 4y ago
      I use a Surface tablet as my writing device and have a Tamil Input Method Editor (IME) for Windows installed. It does the English-to-Tamil transliteration and that helps.

ghghgfdfgh 4y ago

I disagree. Reading requires my full attention and dedication, while typing becomes almost an almost mechanical process very quickly. With reading, I always find myself moving my eyes back a few sentences because I would think I missed some unimportant information, taking me a while before I actually got into it. Maybe it's just because technology hurt my attention span.