1 month ago • •
"I really liked your paper, what program did you use to create those illustrations? They are fantastic."
"The program prefers to be called Mike, he's a technical illustrator. Would you like contact information?"
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Reminds me of this surreal conversation I once had at a conference where I was interpreting:
"Which programme are you using to translate? The French is perfect! Even the technical vocab!"
"We are the ones interpreting."
"Yes, I know your voice. But what are you reading off? [points to my open laptop in the booth]"
"We are not reading, sir. We are looking at the slides which are too small for us to read from the back of the room."
<LOOK OF DISBELIEF>
#translation
Elen Le Foll 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇩🇪
in reply to Chuck • • •Reminds me of this surreal conversation I once had at a conference where I was interpreting:
"Which programme are you using to translate? The French is perfect! Even the technical vocab!"
"We are the ones interpreting."
"Yes, I know your voice. But what are you reading off? [points to my open laptop in the booth]"
"We are not reading, sir. We are looking at the slides which are too small for us to read from the back of the room."
<LOOK OF DISBELIEF>
#translation