Egad, I think the interpreter is the hardest to be understood of the two!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker finds the interpreter harder to understand than the original.
- In plain terms
- He thinks the translator is more confusing than the source.
- What can you take from it?
- Interpretation can obscure meaning more than clarity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who is harder to understand?
- How clear is your message?
Another view
Interpreters often clarify rather than confuse.
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