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"only out of retrospective curiosity" -> "other than out of respective curiosity"? | "only out of retrospective curiosity" -> "other than out of respective curiosity"? | ||
*We believed that "retrospective curiosity" makes sense in English and reflects the meaning of the original (Nstrole) | |||
"I thank you infinitely" -> "Thank you very much"? | "I thank you infinitely" -> "Thank you very much"? | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"steam treatments" -> "fumigations" | "steam treatments" -> "fumigations" | ||
*We decided to go with "steam treatments" to make it clear that he was talking about his own medical treatments (Nstrole) | |||
"live with friends" -> "stay with friends" | "live with friends" -> "stay with friends" | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"Clement-Tonnerres" -> "Clermont-Tonnerres" | "Clement-Tonnerres" -> "Clermont-Tonnerres" | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"and so I could benefit" -> "and then I could benefit" | "and so I could benefit" -> "and then I could benefit" | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"frighten me" -> "terrify me"? | "frighten me" -> "terrify me"? | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"do you not find, does he not find that it is impossible for him to go back" -> "don't you think, and doesn't he think that it would be impossible for him to go back"? | "do you not find, does he not find that it is impossible for him to go back" -> "don't you think, and doesn't he think that it would be impossible for him to go back"? | ||
*We belived that we should stay as close to the original here instead of trying to smooth over the language to reflect Proust's writing process (Nstrole) | |||
"alpine hunters" -> "Alpine soldiers" | "alpine hunters" -> "Alpine soldiers" | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"how would I say" -> "how can I put it"? | "how would I say" -> "how can I put it"? | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"You would understand me very badly if you believed that I am intending to renounce in any way a being who seems entirely delicate" -> "You would misunderstand me totally if you believed that I am intending to renounce in any way a creature who seems so utterly sensitive"? | "You would understand me very badly if you believed that I am intending to renounce in any way a being who seems entirely delicate" -> "You would misunderstand me totally if you believed that I am intending to renounce in any way a creature who seems so utterly sensitive"? | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"But I mean that I know little of him and only for a short time" -> "But what I mean is that I have only known him for a short time and not very well"? | "But I mean that I know little of him and only for a short time" -> "But what I mean is that I have only known him for a short time and not very well"? | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
Note 8 | Note 8 | ||
"important forces" -> "heavy forces" | "important forces" -> "heavy forces" | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"evacuate the team" -> "disengage"? | "evacuate the team" -> "disengage"? | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"due to the wind" -> "because of the mist" | "due to the wind" -> "because of the mist" | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"advancement" -> "ascent" | "advancement" -> "ascent" | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
"The battles to reclaim the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf lasted from January to June 1915, and the resulting war did not end until 1918 as each army occupied a part of higher ground." -> "The battles to reclaim the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf lasted from January to June 1915, and the fighting over positions that resulted from it (each army occupying one part of the heights) continued until 1918."? | "The battles to reclaim the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf lasted from January to June 1915, and the resulting war did not end until 1918 as each army occupied a part of higher ground." -> "The battles to reclaim the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf lasted from January to June 1915, and the fighting over positions that resulted from it (each army occupying one part of the heights) continued until 1918."? | ||
*Change made (Nstrole) | |||
Need to add Contributor. | Need to add Contributor. | ||
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Revision as of 18:13, 2 October 2022
Suggestions...
"only out of retrospective curiosity" -> "other than out of respective curiosity"?
- We believed that "retrospective curiosity" makes sense in English and reflects the meaning of the original (Nstrole)
"I thank you infinitely" -> "Thank you very much"?
- Change made (Nstrole)
"steam treatments" -> "fumigations"
- We decided to go with "steam treatments" to make it clear that he was talking about his own medical treatments (Nstrole)
"live with friends" -> "stay with friends"
- Change made (Nstrole)
"Clement-Tonnerres" -> "Clermont-Tonnerres"
- Change made (Nstrole)
"and so I could benefit" -> "and then I could benefit"
- Change made (Nstrole)
"frighten me" -> "terrify me"?
- Change made (Nstrole)
"do you not find, does he not find that it is impossible for him to go back" -> "don't you think, and doesn't he think that it would be impossible for him to go back"?
- We belived that we should stay as close to the original here instead of trying to smooth over the language to reflect Proust's writing process (Nstrole)
"alpine hunters" -> "Alpine soldiers"
- Change made (Nstrole)
"how would I say" -> "how can I put it"?
- Change made (Nstrole)
"You would understand me very badly if you believed that I am intending to renounce in any way a being who seems entirely delicate" -> "You would misunderstand me totally if you believed that I am intending to renounce in any way a creature who seems so utterly sensitive"?
- Change made (Nstrole)
"But I mean that I know little of him and only for a short time" -> "But what I mean is that I have only known him for a short time and not very well"?
- Change made (Nstrole)
Note 8 "important forces" -> "heavy forces"
- Change made (Nstrole)
"evacuate the team" -> "disengage"?
- Change made (Nstrole)
"due to the wind" -> "because of the mist"
- Change made (Nstrole)
"advancement" -> "ascent"
- Change made (Nstrole)
"The battles to reclaim the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf lasted from January to June 1915, and the resulting war did not end until 1918 as each army occupied a part of higher ground." -> "The battles to reclaim the summit of Hartmannswillerkopf lasted from January to June 1915, and the fighting over positions that resulted from it (each army occupying one part of the heights) continued until 1918."?
- Change made (Nstrole)
Need to add Contributor.
- Change made (Nstrole)
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