13-02-2026, 06:53 PM
(13-02-2026, 06:25 PM)eggyk wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Imagine a foreigner wanted to transcribe english this way, and the person says "He knew that he has two of them, which is two too many". Try doing that as its being spoken. Later on it may be possible based on context. So, the text may be something like: "He new that he has to of them, which is to to many", which is quite correctable, although tedious.
Well, sorry, I am not convinced, but of course you are welcome to your opinion.
If someone can go all the way to China then, why not some come all the way to Europe from there. You know, there was a silk road. Don't know why it would not be better to translate it there while being transcribed, in case any question arose. All this sound like more twists and turns. Just scribe in Chinese, and translate it there seems more plausible. If, as you say, there were no Chinese in Europe, would it not make sense to translate it while in China? The Chinese copy is just a prudent and easiest option (pay a scribe to do it for you). He must have had lots of time there to learn (oral Chinese), no? He had to wait for the transcription in Chinese, so why not use the time and translate it the best he could, there?
On the lighter, funny side of this exchange, re. your last paragraph, it reminded me of the opening scene of the movie "Once Upon a Time in the West"!! "… perhaps you brought horses, two too many! … "
