In the poem "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams, for the reader to infer the context of the poem - why so much depends on the red wheelbarrow, the reader has to know that William Carlos was a physician - which is pretty uncommon prior knowledge.
What language/poetry technique is thi...
If an editor is editing a translated work, does he need to know the language of the original source document?
The editor is in contact with the client and can therefore ask him questions if something isn’t clear. So does the editor really need any knowledge of the source language?
What about fo...
Algernon: This is a great disappointment.I am obliged to go up by the first train on Monday morning.I have a business appointment that I am anxious...to miss?
Cecily: Couldn't you miss it anywhere but in London?
Algernon:No: the appointment is in London.
I recently had a case where the original translator had written down the exact opposite of what the original text meant. I only caught it because I was reading the original text as well.
I'm unsure that the question is on-topic here, though.
@Bookworm Put an answer together. I probably need to rework it to flow better - it resembles a stream of consciousness at the moment - but it makes enough sense that I posted it.
@Randal'Thor Any lord of the rings or tolkien questions - I've read a lot of his books, including some more of his lesser-known stuff like The Fall of Arthur/The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun/etc. I've been banging my head against the wall on your narnia question though =)
@Mithrandir your new avatar threw me off =) hello!
for some reason (and now looking at it more closely i am aware that these aren't really similar at all) it reminded me of Princess Sylvie from Muzzy (third photo in link)
yeah, but then on the other hand homeschooling is probably really good preparation for college in that sense (much less prompting to get something done)
Whether or not I'm going to college is a bit of a question :P I'm kinda ambivalent about it. I have to see if I can get out of the army before thinking about it much....
or possibly getting out of the army and then volunteering, which guarantees me a better position, in exchange for a longer commitment
don't really see the point. i could study on my own, and the internet...
and i have the ability to do a job i like {translating / editing) already (and have been doing some already (see my answer for more details :P)), and i don't really see the point of heading to a more... formal, kind of, education
the whole idea of having a institution dedicated to learning just really appeals to me personally i suppose...like stepping into a library. i could probably spend my whole life studying all the things i'm interested in, though of course that isn't practical. but i can definitely see what you mean.
one thing i've noticed that is kind of cool is smaller online-only universities that focus on some very specific topic - i noticed one focused on Tolkien, ancient languages/philology, and similar that was cool.
that was for a master's degree though, and it was as might be expected rather expensive to audit a course, if i remember right.
If an editor is editing a translated work, does he need to know the language of the original source document?
The editor is in contact with the client and can therefore ask him questions if something isn’t clear. So does the editor really need any knowledge of the source language?
What about fo...
Algernon: This is a great disappointment.I am obliged to go up by the first train on Monday morning.I have a business appointment that I am anxious...to miss?
Cecily: Couldn't you miss it anywhere but in London?
Algernon:No: the appointment is in London.
