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The
>translations
meme is probably my least favorite meme here. There are plenty of ebin maymays on /lit/ and they're usually somewhat humorous, but this one is probably the only one that has a real, deleterious effect on the quality of this board, in that it actively seeks to mock and discourage people from ACTUALLY READING BOOKS. People should not be mocked for actually doing things that would likely improve the overall quality of the board.
Of course it's not a "sincere" meme in its origins, but I'm starting to suspect a great number of newfriends are taking this meme way too seriously and immediately posting >translations wherever and whenever they can.
And I say this as someone who has reading fluency in 7 languages and read as many things in the original as possible. I will never ever discourage someone from reading a translation if that's the only option available to them, nor would I mislead them into thinking they should just expend their time on acquiring reading proficiency in new languages whenever they come across a new foreign book.
Pic related.
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I used to believe this then I read up on the politics behind Biblical translations.
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>>9835293
yea cause I'm sure you're now fluent in Hebrew ancient Greek and Aramaic now
retard
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>>9835189
>in that it actively seeks to mock and discourage people from ACTUALLY READING BOOKS.
no. it motivates people to learn other languages.
ALWAYS READ THE ORIGINAL IN ITS ORIGINAL LANGUAGE DONT TOUCH ANY FUCKING TRANSLATIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO INSTILL THEIR IDEOLOGIES EVER SO SUBTLY INTO THE GREAT WORKS OF THE GREAT PEOPLES!!!!!
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>>9835366
What does that have to do with being aware of translator bias?
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>>9835189
agreed OP. although I can speak 2 languages and am learning a new one, sometimes I stop and think how many translated books I could read in the time spent to learn a new language
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>>9835189
what is the book in pic related?
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>>9835462
bottom's dream i guess
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>>9835375
>no. it motivates people to learn other languages.
this is a literature board. go to /int/
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>>9835391
are you gonna not read the bible just cause you dont know aramaic?
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>>9835838
There's like five lines of Aramaic in the Bible. I think you mean Hebrew and Greek.
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>>9835189
t. translation cuck
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>>9836225
t. cuck
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