translation is all i seem to be doing lately

[annasuite]

Back Translation Assignment

Comments

[jessebeller]

you make me want to fail at german all over again

[annasuite]

oohoooh noooo!
isn't it weird how the translation turned out in comparison to the original?

[heavy_flow]

"he snapped the lighter und the house burst into raging flames..."

you might as well have written "und das Haus," lols!!!

dan plan stan panama

[anonymous]

that fritz is a nasty editorial-izer.
or is it you?

Re: dan plan stan panama

[annasuite]

you know, there is a great tradition of translations into german and the translators have very often done remarkable jobs. i think Fritz Gattinger did a great job of translating this book and if you want to blame anyone for "nasty editorializing" it should be me. but then again, i don't know what you mean by "nasty editorializing." certain cultural references cannot be literally translated because they don't mean anything. i know that the sausage speared part and the minstrel man part didn't turn out the same as in the original. but then again. it's a back translation and it was part of the exercise to see what would happen.
and if you could leave your name instead of posting anonymously that would be great, too.