"Translating is not a manly occupation".... hahahahaaaa "Where teasing among children is still legal, translator is the worst insult among third graders—right below sissy and snot nose. Translators wear glasses and carry a book of poetry. They are not athletic. There is a time, however, when the translator puts away his book, takes off his glasses, rolls up his sleeves, and fights like a lion. [...] Like all overly sensitive people he is a bore and bad company. Like all radicals he gradually loses touch with others: friends stop visiting, wife prefers to spend time with girlfriends. Or so she says. Like all unwell people, he progresses in unpredictable ways and starts displaying other symptoms: he gets irritated by misplaced commas or by words that are capitalized for no reason. And this drives him to the edge..." eugenealper.blogspot.nl/2012/10/on-purity-of-language.html
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:19:58 +0000
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