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Poll: How often do you go out to socialise?
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Jul 15

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How often do you go out to socialise?".

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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 21:12
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Rarely Jul 15

I’m no longer the highly social animal I used to be, over the years I did change a lot. I'd bet this is an age thing…

Philip Lees
neilmac
Angie Garbarino
 
Anton Konashenok
Anton Konashenok  Identity Verified
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:12
French to English
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Never, because... Jul 15

I don't socialise, I do meet with friends.
I don't exercise, I do ride a bike and play tennis.
I don't self-improve, I do learn interesting new things.

We are linguists here, and from the linguistic point of view, the juxtaposed notions above coincide semantically, but are very different pragmatically.


[Edited at 2024-07-15 23:07 GMT]

Philip Lees
Liena Vijupe
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
ipv
Christine Andersen
Chris Says Bye
Michele Fauble
 
Kevin Fulton
Kevin Fulton  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 16:12
German to English
Does anyone check the poll before posting? Jul 16

"Never" is provided twice as an option.

Philip Lees
Alex Lichanow
Barbara Carrara
Liena Vijupe
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Kay Denney
 
Alex Lichanow
Alex Lichanow
Germany
Local time: 22:12
Member (2020)
English to German
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Details Jul 16

Kevin Fulton wrote:

"Never" is provided twice as an option.


This is dishearteningly characteristic of the translations I receive for review/proofreading. People don't seem to take the time to work on the details - which is part of our job as translators, especially when we are facing the industry's push for mindless machines taking our work.

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Kay Denney
Christine Andersen
Chris Says Bye
Maaike van Vlijmen
 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 22:12
Spanish to English
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Rarely Jul 16

Nowadays, my socialising tends to consist of going to other people's homes for lunch or dinner, rather than "going out" per se. I also sometimes cook for friends, for example on Saturday night one of my exes came over for dinner.
 
Lucia Leszinsky
Lucia Leszinsky
SITE STAFF
Ooops! Jul 16

Kevin Fulton wrote:

"Never" is provided twice as an option.


Thanks for the heads-up, Kevin. I'll check with the team that oversees quick polls to see if it can be adjusted.

Lucia
 


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