I've spent my whole adult life studying and working in the field of translation. It's almost a red flag to me at this point if anyone uses the word "faithful" to refer to translation – it shows they don't know what #translation really is. This review beautifully explains why.
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Kelly
I always love reading about translation, and how translators approach a text. Here, @jencalleja.bsky.social explains so well why "remaining faithful" to a text -- nebulous a concept as that is -- doesn't and can't mean pressure to do some sort of word for word copy
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