翻訳と色々 // creator + translator (jp→en, zh→en) // #chickensoupcomic author // en・fr・日本語・中文
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i absolutely agree with this but i also think it's worth examining what gets to be thought of as a more 'invisible' translations as opposed to visible. this often becomes less clear-cut when dealing with culturally specific contexts and terms.
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whereas for me and the other east asian translators in the workshop (all native english speakers born and raised in western anglo societies), we did not find it unnatural and as a part of our own native experiences with english, albeit in east asian contexts
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【言語オタクあるある】
アルファベットで書かれた名前を見たら「この人の名前は○○語で、原語では☆☆と発音するけど、英語式だと△△という発音になるだろうな」という思考が自動で展開される
Hey @Metrolinx did you know that the address fields for setting up autoload for a Presto card have character limits that make it impossible to enter some addresses accurately? 🤨
my latest web design project is up for SFU Galleries' Merritt Johnson exhibition! sfugalleries.ca/lovesong/
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oh man I was so annoyed when the eaton centre replaced the two-sided store directory maps with interactive digital kiosks, as the kiosks are super inefficient — instead of 3-5 people looking at the map at a time, only one person could. little did I know they were scraping my face
Privacy commissioners find Cadillac Fairview guilty of collecting personal info w/o consent after company installed facial recognition technology in mall info directories that tracked shoppers.
Tech was used at Eaton Centre, Sherway Gardens, more:
priv.gc.ca/en/opc-actions-an…
does anyone else in the bloor and church area get awakened by godawful construction noises that sound like honking elephants at 7am
Nominated for a Gene Day award with @flutterdoodle for Chicken Soup & Goji Berries :) Thankful for the nomination and being recognised alongside other Canadian comics creators! joeshusterawards.com/2020/09…
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Was in the news today.
The main takeaway I want ppl to get from my tweet re: harassment is that it doesn't matter what accolades I may have or how recognizable I am in this city etc... fundamentally I'm a Black Woman & no external factors shield me from experiencing racism.
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I drew a slice-of-life comic about a Chinese-Canadian family. Among other things, it explores how second-gen children, who grew up speaking English, communicate with their Chinese-speaking grandma!
teapawt.net/flutterdoodle/status/1…
Chicken Soup & Goji Berries 中药鸡汤 is a Chinese-English bilingual graphic novel for kids.
Written by @cogarash and drawn by me, the comic was a finalist in the 2020 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards!
Buy it here: cloudscapecomics.com/product…
I've seen some people say that Rainbow Rowell has grown since writing this book and while I believe in room for forgiveness and growth but if RR sincerely grew, she would not be excited to expand ways to profit off of this racist work.
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