• hamimono@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    The subtitles are often routinely wrong or badly-translated. I think it is mostly approximated computer translations. TLC is infamous for being sloppy cheapasses.

    • Jei_Enn@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I’ve watched a lot of anime back in the day and the subtitles made me laugh out loud they were so bad. Not all languages translate well.

      • thatbfromanarres@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        Subtitle writers make almost no money and have to go through a show really fast. There’s no requirement for any subject matter expertise nor language info provided. Source: I did this, it’s some of that “low paying online job” work that people on here think every foreigner can get. I made maybe $30 a day.

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        1 year ago

        It’s probably the subtitle editor not speaking either, and just googling what language they speak in Moldova (knowing his nationality) which is Romanian.

        • theothersinclair@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          You can’t google translate your way out of a language like Russian, it’s very context based and has some intense grammar