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Thread poster: veratek
veratek
veratek
Brazil
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French to English
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May 13, 2011

So here I was translating a marketing survey on agribusiness companies, including snack foods, in which the answers are noted down in all caps and no punctuation (joy), when I come across the following excerpt of an answer:

...DANS LA RECHERCHE LA QUALITE MAINTENIR SON LEADER CHIP CE SONT DES SOCIETES QUI FONT DES EFFORTS...

And I read the words about 3 times, thinking "why, specifically, is the respondent stressing they must maintain their position as the number one ch... See more
So here I was translating a marketing survey on agribusiness companies, including snack foods, in which the answers are noted down in all caps and no punctuation (joy), when I come across the following excerpt of an answer:

...DANS LA RECHERCHE LA QUALITE MAINTENIR SON LEADER CHIP CE SONT DES SOCIETES QUI FONT DES EFFORTS...

And I read the words about 3 times, thinking "why, specifically, is the respondent stressing they must maintain their position as the number one chip business?"

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Alison Sabedoria (X)
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United Kingdom
French to English
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Nice one! May 13, 2011

I don't envy you having to cope with this text, though at least it made you smile - me too!
 


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The chip leaders! (French to English)






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