Instractions

The other day I receive a translation job, which came with very specific "instractions" from the client.
They were very concerned about "Be sure to perform spelling error check on MS Word."

"Mistranslation, untranslated texts, misspelling are not allowed for this project. Be sure to check all of them before you deliver the file."

Let's have a little look at those "instractions", and 1-2 samples from the source text, that needed to be translated "word-for-word".

"These texts was written so that they will be translated in many languages and used in different countries."





"Do not allow liquids, combustible materials, metallic objects, or any other foreign matters to enter the device."
"The accidents may damage your camera or other equipment."


Be my guest to form your own opinion of this source material.
As "instracted" I tried to render them as closely as possible to the original - which did result, naturally, in an unacceptable (to my taste) mumble jumble.
Only for some passages that were simply too far out of this world, I took the liberty of bringing them in the translation at least back into the upper atmosphere.

The readers will surely have their fun - and most likely make fun of the maker that provides this kind of nonsense.

Facebook - insanity continues

I posted before about the insanity of facebook requiring me to use BOTH my real AND a false name.

This continues!
There is a field where I am supposed to enter my (in this case my clinic's) address. It has been 18 years since I opened this little acupuncture clinic of my own. You can find me at this address in any which way you choose. Google aerial pictures show the house.

BUT ... behold: facebook tells me: "Oh no, there is no such place"

Isn't that wonderful!

I tried to find out what's going on, "googled" around and found that other people have the same issue, tried to enter my address in ***ANY*** possible way. There are two fields for it, so you can distribute the portions of your address on these fields differently.

But NO!!! combination works.

Again - being required to be a real person to start with, but at the same time sent into the underworld and declared a ghost.

Could anybody tell me what exactly the purpose / advantage of this "virtual reality strategy" is???

I am only an ordinary mortal man and therefore this logic (?) is way beyond me.