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How should I quote a translation that includes brackets from the translator?
I would like to use a quotation of a translation. However the translation contains bracketed material inserted by the translator (a gloss?). What should I do with the bracketed material since brackets ...
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Academic Papers - Language Translation and Writing Standards
I'm an undergraduate student, and I've been reading various academic papers for a Computer Security module I'm currently taking. Occasionally I run into papers with very strange/difficult to read ...
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Citing a passage which includes added words by the translator?
I have the translation of a work in front of me and want to quote it. The translation reads:
"This is the right decision, and yet it is the wrong [one]"
The translator added the 'one' in brackets ...
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When money is discussed in a book, what currency should be used for a book translation covering many countries?
For book translations, what currency does one reference when translating for one language that covers a bunch of countries?
What I am alluding to is this: suppose someone is referring to something ...
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