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The name of the "translator" didn't strike me as one that a native speaker of either Russian or English would have. Sure enough: I have made use of machine
by bigdict 2y ago
The name of the "translator" didn't strike me as one that a native speaker of either Russian or English would have.
Sure enough:
I have made use of machine translations for the bulk of the text, and the results are quite satisfactory. At times, I have used several translation services to ensure I am on the right track and that the meaning is not lost in translation. Though, of course, there might be places where I have not translated correctly. I learnt to read the Russian in a very rudimentary way in the process.
Fascinating!
- xanderlewis 2y agoDamitr Mazanav doesn’t (modulo some variation in transliteration into Roman characters) sound Russian to you? edit: looking at the introduction written by the translator, he/she appears to be possibly… Indian? It’s weirdly close to Dmitry Mazanov, though, which would seemingly be a reasonable Russian name.
- bigdict 2y agoNo, it doesn't.
- vijayr02 2y agoMitr in Hindi means friend. Mazanav sounds like "majha naav", which means "my name" in Marathi, the language spoken in Mumbai (which is where the translator seems to live / have lived). So, in summary - my name is the friend. Hello Mitr!
- the-mitr 2y agoTranslator here: "Damitr" is literally the acronym for my name and Maza-nav माझा नाव in Marathi means my name.
- the-mitr 2y agoTranslator here: It is literally the acronym for my name and Maza-nav माझा नाव in Marathi means my name.
- bigdict 2y agoYou have to quote "my name" to protect it from evaluation :)