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pivi
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 Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:20 am Post subject: Direct and Indirect speech |
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| I would like to know why direct and indirect speech is important for a translator to know? |
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peterteacher
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| Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Do you mean an interpreter or a translator?
A translator would have to retain the feel of the original text, and indirect speech must come up often....
It would be critical for an interpreter if he/she started every sentence with "The CEO said ...... and then the accountant said....." 
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