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style/taste - not the same, but they echo

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Strong agree — I *like* translators who recognize that the job requires interpretation; would rather see consistent stylistic choices made by someone whose tastes I don’t share than uninspired-but-technically-correct flossing and transliteration.

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One of these days when I can get a translation seminar class running, I'm going to need to invite you in so we can fight about this. I agree with you, but I think we can still have a great fight.

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Always happy to squabble!

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Adding "invited to colleague's class to fight with them about niche topic" to life goals list. Dammit Brendan you're ahead of me again

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This was pretty much how I ran the translation class I taught in Beijing: many translations enter, one consensus translation leaves. (I also used to invite

@girzel1

and tell students that he was my imaginary friend and that I knew they couldn’t see him)

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(I think I also interrupted him at least once by shouting “Shut up, Chewie”)

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That sounds fun! Genuinely. It reminds me of why I miss WORD LAB a lot. The article discussion meetings of course, we didn't tear apart any presenters that I remember!