diskcat

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by diskcat 11y ago
>A guy who is 100% fluent in source and 99% fluent in target will produce a perfectly clear but very slightly stilted translation,because he's not aware of the few mistakes that he makes. Why isn't the reverse true? It is only
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by diskcat 11y ago
>but in practice there's a surprisingly large gap between that and a person who can speak fluently on complex subjects with no fear of being misunderstood, but makes occasional minor errors--or even usages which are grammatically co
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by diskcat 11y ago
Wait what? This doesn't sound right to me at all. There is no arbitrary skill ceiling that can only be achieved by being a native speaker.
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by diskcat 11y ago
It's the price of operation on the internet. There are more avenues of abuse and so they have to be very strict. This resulted in a lot of frustrations from the users, but there is nobody doing better.
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by diskcat 11y ago
If by nuaced you mean introducing external factors to cloud the problem. At the end of the day, if it's 'mutually beneficial', how could it possibly be 'exploitation'? It's other people's job to make sure
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by diskcat 11y ago
it's actually a pretty good idea. who wouldn't want to be born with excellent immune system, strong and tall, smart and attractive?
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by diskcat 11y ago
Could you be any more conceited and self-satisfied? All you do is say that the poster is uneducated, but have made zero attempt in educating him, other readers or advancing any argument against what was posted. so tell me, if i was in a des