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Jan 14, 2019

still I think this short film is brilliant... It's 16 mins.

https://vimeo.com/309900652


I don't know how long it can be watched, maybe for 1-2 days.


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Thank you for sharing. Jan 14, 2019

Great video.

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Funny... Jan 14, 2019

and sad at the same time.
Thanx for sharing, Katalin.
(the video can be found on many sites, so it shouldn't disappear so easily )


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Glad you liked it, Barbara and Christophe Jan 14, 2019

@Christophe
I read about the time limit in an article, where I read about this short film.
Maybe other sites copied it.


 
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Oscar worthy! Jan 14, 2019

Thank you sharing! I enjoyed it very much.

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Christine Andersen
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Love it! Jan 14, 2019

Wow, I respect interpreters…
I was searching for another classic by a colleague called Edwal. He's still there, but I can't find the story...

Thanks for the laugh! And shudder. I never interpret, ever, even for one of my very best clients.


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Yes, simultenous interpreters are multitasking Jan 14, 2019

Christine Andersen wrote:

Wow, I respect interpreters…
I was searching for another classic by a colleague called Edwal. He's still there, but I can't find the story...

Thanks for the laugh! And shudder. I never interpret, ever, even for one of my very best clients.


... and here I don't mean the story in this film, but in real life...
Respect for them!


 
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CHUCHOTAGE short film Jan 14, 2019

“comedy, but ... treacherous terrain... could easily be interpreted as sexual harassment.”

Somewhere on the internet


[Edited at 2019-01-14 21:05 GMT]


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Simultaneous interpreters ... multitasking ... or multi-interpreting ? Jan 14, 2019

Thanks Katalin for sharing this video with "crazy end".
Somehow, face-to-face Consecutive Interpreting seems safer...
Even if, as an Interpreter, sometimes you have to translate 'kindly' and 'softly' a rude comment or word.


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Yes, as short so many questions are involved Jan 14, 2019

Michele Fauble wrote:

“comedy, but ... treacherous terrain... could easily be interpreted as sexual harassment.”

Somewhere on the internet


[Edited at 2019-01-14 21:05 GMT]


Yes, I was thinking the same when I was watching it.
If the same happened to somebody, he/she could feel embarrassed and uncomfortable.

(spoiler) At the same time since this is a conference with many people, the listening person might have felt uncomfortable but she/he had the chance to report it to a conference staff or just turn around and look up very furiously at the interpreters' booth sector. But then there wouldn't be a story.


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[Edited at 2019-01-15 04:38 GMT]


 
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Yes, I agree Jan 15, 2019

texjax DDS PhD wrote:



[Edited at 2019-01-15 04:38 GMT]


Relevant part in the film from 10:10 till 10:40.


 
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Interpreters are called translators in this film Jan 15, 2019

Just how long does it take to get this habit away?

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"Who translates orally" - says the dictionary Jan 15, 2019

Heinrich Pesch wrote:

Just how long does it take to get this habit away?


So it's easier for people to use the same word for both professions.
I don't know whether this can be changed in people's mind ...


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How can we view this video? Link has been closed. Thank you.

 
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