JP vs CN TL speed

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  1. NekoMK2

    NekoMK2 Lazy cat, [self proclaimed GM_Rusaku Disciples]

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    this..........
    no never mind, maybe it's because you only read something that have Loli in there only so I will not future comments in this matter
     
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  2. Akashura

    Akashura [Fake-Harem Hater][Saber Fanboy][Tsundere Lover]

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    All I did was express my disagreement with your opinion. Nothing wrong with that. I don't see how that can be considered as condescending.
     
    Akashura, Dec 1, 2017
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    Akashura [Fake-Harem Hater][Saber Fanboy][Tsundere Lover]

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    To each his own
     
    Akashura, Dec 1, 2017
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    As a JP-EN translator (Fluent in both), if I sit down and just work on the chapter without pause, I can do around 25,000 characters within 4hrs. People with a solid JP+EN background are rare indeed, many of the works I saw translated weren't even by native speakers of either languages (which would explain the poor reception, since it is pretty much MTL at that point). If JP is literally translated, it's unbearably difficult to read and usually makes close to zero sense. Google Translate + editing won't save it either :D

    Well, I just do this for fun so I could care less about the traffic on my work :cookie:
     
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    AwwGasm Knows some things.

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    Grammar difficulty:
    • Japanese = Korean > Chinese

    Reading/Writing difficulty:
    • Chinese > Japanese > Korean

    Population of available translators in the novel translation scene:
    • Chinese >>>>> Japanese > Korean
     
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    So true... the only thing that I personally found to be the opposite was reading/writing difficulty, Chinese was so easy that it almost made me want to switch my major from Japanese to Chinese. Lol
    But then again, I had an unfair advantage in first year Chinese since I’m a heritage Cantonese speaker that’s almost done with their Japanese studies in university
     
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    AwwGasm Knows some things.

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    That's probably why. Learning from the ground up there's many more Chinese characters to memorise compared to Kanji. iirc you can pretty much read most printed material with ~2000 kanji, whereas for Chinese that amount is about elementary level.

    The twist for Japanese is how kanji gets complicated with the multiple ways to read words and stuff.
     
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    nikomaru 「Will of the Newtype」「NullPointerException」

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    AND most of JP's WNs sucks
    while getting the LNs is hard, aside from Penguin Summer there is no other LN sold here
     
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    people still read Japanese stuff? :O
     
    GrimReeFer, Dec 2, 2017
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  10. Asf

    Asf 《《The aria of souls》》

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    Yes m8. Different people different taste.
     
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    Private server then? Can show me some link?
     
    Kurotsubaki, Dec 2, 2017
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  12. AliceShiki

    AliceShiki 『Ms. Tree』『Magical Girl of Love and Justice』

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    *hugs Lys-chan*

    You make some pretty good summaries of things! \(^^)/

    Hooray for shameless ad!!!
     
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    No, not private. It's iRO, an official server
     
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    Sky Farrow 天外之魔

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    Some very good points here.

    At the end of the day though, people should really not complain about TL speed if they are just pure leeching... :hmm:
     
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  15. Yukkuri Oniisan

    Yukkuri Oniisan 『Procrastinator Archwizard Translator and Writer』

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    Shameless lys is shameless......

    Also...
    I think most CN translators devoted their fulltime translating... I mean... They are paid translators after all.
    Most JP translators are either basement-NEET, college students, or just people with day job...... I don't think there is any JP translator that devoted fully into translation.

    Man... My English is weird...
     
    Yukkuri Oniisan, Dec 6, 2017
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    Link? Or is it the lyto one?
     
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