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Emily asked this question about Amanecer rojo (Amanecer rojo, #1):
Why is the Spanish version 544 pages and the English version is only 382?
Chantal I'm an English-Spanish translator. Spanish often requires more words to translate something in English. As a language, English is more flexible so you…moreI'm an English-Spanish translator. Spanish often requires more words to translate something in English. As a language, English is more flexible so you can make up words or pack concepts into words in ways that Spanish can't do. Same thing with French. You need to unpack the words (like a .zip file, I guess) so you can get the right meaning with the right connotations across. (less)
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Emily Huh, that's so interesting, thanks for replying :) ...more
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