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Q&A Why would a translator leave comments all over the translation?

If I understand correctly, the comments are in the original text. That's what the translator's note says: the interlinear comments (IC) and marginal comments (MC) in the original text If some...

posted 6y ago by Galastel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T21:57:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:38:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T08:38:00Z (almost 5 years ago)
If I understand correctly, the comments are **in the original text**. That's what the translator's note says:

> the interlinear comments (IC) and marginal comments (MC) in the original text

If something is in the original text, the translator has to translate it. What the translator did is adapt the format to what we're better used to nowadays, and what is easier to print: instead of the comments being on the margins or between lines, they are placed within the text. Such formatting is within the translator's purview.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-04-26T09:22:16Z (over 6 years ago)
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