What went wrong with the McCann Case - the Grime Report.

[Robittybob1]

I have just had an interim communication with a Portuguese language interpreter and she has said the most interesting thing that has been discovered about this case yet.

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Robittybob:
Grime was English so you see his report as he wrote it. Did they not translate it correctly into Portuguese?


Laura Rachana: "I'm going to review it. I don' t know. What I do know for having spent the majority of my life as a professional legal translator (and I still own a translation company) is that when you get more than one translator in the job it can come out as a Frankenstein that's how we call it. Another thing is that being fluent in both languages is not enough. There are lot of technicalities to translations, especially those concerning fidelity. And to be safe, besides reviewing one's own work, best of all is to bring in somebody else to further review a work. Translators are prone to failure as every other human being. It is a heck of a lot of work. But I'll do it. For so far I've come across "loose" originals that simply do not match the translations rendered."

Does this mean Goncalo Amaral and the rest of the PJ did not have a true translation of the Grime report?

[jassi]

Who knows ?

Does it mean that the McCann translations are equally flawed ?
And then what about the translation of files done by OG - are they flawed?

[Robittybob1]

Who knows ?

Does it mean that the McCann translations are equally flawed ?
And then what about the translation of files done by OG - are they flawed?

I think you have misunderstood what I meant.  When we read the Martin Grimes report in the PJ files we are reading the original and not the translation of the original that the PJ was working with.  It will be interesting to see what Laura presents in the end whether it is a written translation to compare or not.  She isn't working for me. It will be up to her.

[stephen25000]

I get the impression that in Rob's eyes, the only flaws are the ones which don't favour the Mccann's.

[jassi]

I think you have misunderstood what I meant.  When we read the Martin Grimes report in the PJ files we are reading the original and not the translation of the original that the PJ was working with.  It will be interesting to see what Laura presents in the end whether it is a written translation to compare or not.  She isn't working for me. It will be up to her.

Yes, but the principle is the same. If the McCanns translated Portuguese documents into English, how certain can they be of their accuracy.

[barrier]

Yes, but the principle is the same. If the McCanns translated Portuguese documents into English, how certain can they be of their accuracy.

Well SY had them translated and came up with some burglars so who knows what is accurate.

[Robittybob1]

Yes, but the principle is the same. If the McCanns translated Portuguese documents into English, how certain can they be of their accuracy.

Well they could at least compare the translations they have paid for with the ones in the McCann PJ files http://www.mccannpjfiles.co.uk/PJ/TRANSLATIONS.htm

These aren't translated by the McCanns but translated independently of them.

[Robittybob1]

Well SY had them translated and came up with some burglars so who knows what is accurate.

That will be from the files we are not privy to.

[slartibartfast]

As I have said previously, translation errors are a two edged sword. Just as likely to be harmful to an individual as beneficial.

[sadie]

Well SY had them translated and came up with some burglars so who knows what is accurate.

That didn't come from a translator, it came from a person who wisely suggested it to OG.

It seems that maybe it is wrong but time will tell, hopefully

[Robittybob1]

That didn't come from a translator, it came from a person who wisely suggested it to OG.

It seems that maybe it is wrong but time will tell, hopefully

Barrier says unusual things at times.

[barrier]

That didn't come from a translator, it came from a person who wisely suggested it to OG.

It seems that maybe it is wrong but time will tell, hopefully

Then in that case they wasted their time,because its not been furthered.

[sadie]

Then in that case they wasted their time,because its not been furthered.

As far as you know !

[Robittybob1]

I get the impression that in Rob's eyes, the only flaws are the ones which don't favour the Mccann's.

Look at this stage we have only the early indication that the translation that the PJ had of the Grimes report has errors.  I can't say and I have not said whether these are favourable to the McCanns or not.  I feel a little picked on by your remark Stephen.  Just hold on until we get more information please.

[G-Unit]

That didn't come from a translator, it came from a person who wisely suggested it to OG.

It seems that maybe it is wrong but time will tell, hopefully

If OG were so lacking in ideas that they took their 'lines of inquiry' from an internet pundit who has made unfounded accusations against named people (in my opinion) they should hang their heads in shame.