The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe reason real-time translation is difficult: sometimes you have to wait for the end of the sentence.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square64linkfedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down11
arrow-up1108arrow-down1imageThe reason real-time translation is difficult: sometimes you have to wait for the end of the sentence.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square64linkfedilink
minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoThe hotel’s neighbor across had a suit I wanted to try on. You can find less complicated constructions that parallel their order.
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoSure, but that sounds clumsier and hides the meaning of the statement at the end which isn’t usually how English speakers talk. It may be a less complicated translation but it isn’t a better one.
minus-squarejoshthewaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoSure. But if you knew how to construct your scentence to make translation that easy you probably wouldn’t need a translator.
The hotel’s neighbor across had a suit I wanted to try on.
You can find less complicated constructions that parallel their order.
Sure, but that sounds clumsier and hides the meaning of the statement at the end which isn’t usually how English speakers talk. It may be a less complicated translation but it isn’t a better one.
Sure. But if you knew how to construct your scentence to make translation that easy you probably wouldn’t need a translator.