"That's a big Asian dude," Yu Darvis mistranslated after baseball game?
Thread poster: Edward Potter
Edward Potter
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Mar 8, 2012

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-henson_yu_darvish_rangers_debut_translation_030712

Did Yu Darvis say, "I don't think he hit it squarely," or, "I don't think he got me"?


 
Kuochoe Nikoi-Kotei
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Can't tell for sure. Mar 9, 2012

I wouldn't know without watching the original video, but nouns and pronouns are commonly left out in Japanese without affecting the meaning of the sentence. The subject/object is usually clear from the context. There are a lot of homonyms as well, especially when you factor in slang. So Furukawa's translation could very well be technically correct (on paper) and yet completely inaccurate depending on the context.

 
Edward Potter
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Press looking for controversy Mar 9, 2012

Thanks for your input.

It doesn't seem to be a big deal per se. I think they are looking for a way to get this guy's name in a headline.

I look forward to seeing if he is Big League material. The most likely scenario is that he'll be better than average, but not dominant.


 


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"That's a big Asian dude," Yu Darvis mistranslated after baseball game?







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