Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 49 | The translations, of View more quotes about course">course, are rather literal, and the vocabulary is limited to recognitions of only about 25,000 equivalencies for each language. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 46 | Also, of course, he and Torm worked intensively with me. |
| 3 | 47 | The machine, however, particularly to Torm's relief, allowed me to practice on my own. |
| 3 | 48 | These translation machines are a marvel of miniaturization, each of them, about the size of a portable typewriter, being programmed for four non-Gorean languages. |
| 3 | 49 | The translations, of course, are rather literal, and the vocabulary is limited to recognitions of only about 25,000 equivalencies for each language. |
| 3 | 50 | Accordingly, for subtle communication or the fullest expression of thought, the machine was inferior to a skilled linguist. |
| 3 | 51 | The machine, however, according to my father, retained the advantage that its mistakes would not be intentional, and that its translations, even if inadequate, would be honest. |
| 3 | 52 | "You must learn," Torm had said matter-of-factly, "the history and legends of Gor, its geography and economics, its social structures and customs, such as the caste system and clan groups, the right of placing the Home Stone, the Places of Sanctuary, when quarter is and is not permitted in war, and so on". |
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Also, of course, he and Torm worked intensively with me.
The machine, however, particularly to Torm's relief, allowed me to practice on my own.
These translation machines are a marvel of miniaturization, each of them, about the size of a portable typewriter, being programmed for four non-Gorean languages.
The translations, of course, are rather literal, and the vocabulary is limited to recognitions of only about 25,000 equivalencies for each language.
Accordingly, for subtle communication or the fullest expression of thought, the machine was inferior to a skilled linguist.
The machine, however, according to my father, retained the advantage that its mistakes would not be intentional, and that its translations, even if inadequate, would be honest.
"You must learn," Torm had said matter-of-factly, "the history and legends of Gor, its geography and economics, its social structures and customs, such as the caste system and clan groups, the right of placing the Home Stone, the Places of Sanctuary, when quarter is and is not permitted in war, and so on".
- (Tarnsman of Gor)