Re: Designing a Global Site

Jon Babcock scripsit:

>  > The most important things we've learned. Pay for a top class
>  > translation by a native speaker of the language.
> 
> Over the years I have read literally dozens of messages on the 
> Japan Association of Translators mailing list and on the Honyaku 
> mailing list for JE/EJ translators to the effect that it is 
> usually a bad idea to translate into your non-native language. 

I interpreted Eric's remark as meaning "a native speaker of the
target language", i.e. exactly what you are saying.  Violent agreement time.

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