2nd issue of the new French Uni Magazine

Hi,

what a fantastic magazine! And I'm in both issues. Not on the uni,
though. Shame that I don't understand French.

It's such a waste of creativity and energy that the
"sorry-no-French"-guys can't read all those interesting articles. I
guess, the same will apply to the (upcoming) English and German
magazines. So how about cooperating? Translating an article should need
less effort than writing it. That could lead to magazines with more
international background and easier publication on a regular basis, in
a language that you would understand.

I would subscribe such a magazine immediately!

Jan


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teachndad wrote:
What about utilizing one of the translation softwares that are
available?



here is YOnicycle's main paragraph translated from English to German to
French to English, using Google's language tool:
It is a such wasting of the creativity and energy which
"Traurig-kein-French"halteseile cannot read all these interesting
articles. I estimate, applies me the same one in (upcoming) English
and German reviews. Thus as on cooperating? The translation of an
article should require less effort than the letter him. That could
lead to reviews with a more international background and a simpler
publication regularly, in a language which you would understand.

You can get the gist of what is being said but if you want to know
exactly, it's got to be done by a human, preferably professional.
With more informal writing, and slang words the translations get even
more nonsensical. A UK newspaper has a regular humourous translation
slot, using exactly the above process on famous quotations.

Some professional translators will only translate into their native
tongue as a miniscule error can make a big difference.


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Glad to know you liked it!



Zzagg wrote:

About the content, we can't be sure that the next "girafon" will be so
long... We don't even know when it is published



Zzagg,
You don't have a date for your next article? Don't worry, I'll tell you
soon.

The first issues had 28 pages each. Of course less events occur during
winter but I love reading so I'll try to find people to write articles
or I'll write long articles (sorry, my articles are probably a bit
long, I can't write short articles).
We try to publish the magazine maybe every 4 months. But since it is
free, we have no obligation. This is one of the reasons for a free
magazine. Another reason is we want everybody to have the opportunity
to read it, it's a way to develop the uni in FRance.


For the translation, it's going to be hard: this is the mag of the
FRench Federation, so made first of all for our members, talking about
what happens in FRance. Our goal is to develop the French Federation.
The tone of this magazine is really important because it represents the
"FRench Uni", a way of seing the things, with "french uni" humour...
The poem, the humoristic column, the editorial and lots of articles
will be very hard to translate. Without this way of writing, these
articles will probably be boring.
I'm not saying it is not possible, I'm saying it is hard and our goal
is not to write an international mag. But some people will, and I would
be glad to help them.

Nathan, yes, I know Kaskade. I used to read it when I was in the
"juggling world" because I hadn't found other unicyclists. I remember
Kaskade was having a hard time to find translators for the French
translation. It is, indeed, a great magazine. It's a professional and
international magazine, you pay for that (it was too expensive for me),
and you have professional articles.
We do not change anything (for the moment) in the articles we receive
except spelling and grammar mistakes.

In a way, I'll love to do that kind of work, translation, because, for
me, the sharing of experiences about uni between countries is very
important. But this is not my priority since there is so much work to
do before it for the French Federation.
However, on our forum, people are talking about it:
http://monocycle.info/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1515
So maybe you'll find your translators

An'So

PS: Nathan, I realized with the Alps Tour article how difficult it is
to write a report without mistakes, specially when you're late and
writing in French about protagonists who are not French so they can't
pre-read your article. I wanted to check things about you but I was too
late. I hope it was correct (ask Jonh to be sure). Good to know you
plan to come to the Unicon!


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I've just read An'So's link in English through an online translator -
absolutely hilarious and barely comprehensible!


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forrestunifreak wrote:
Wow! Nice magazine! Wish I could read it..


Me too. The layout and pictures were beautiful, and it seemed to cover
a nice range of topics, in good detail.


Thats how I wish the USA mag would be.... The USA mag also seems
prejudiced towards extreme unicycling.... they seem stuck on freestyle.


Actually the USA mag, On One Wheel, is prejudiced toward what the
editor has available. Nobody sent him anything, so he had to use his
own pictures and memories of NAUCC. Please send him more stuff, for
better balanced coverage of the world of unicycling!

Unicycling Society of America, Inc.
P.O. Box 790
North Bend, WA 98045


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Great find! I've tried brushing up my French with Rosetta Stone, but it
makes me feel like a five year old. After having a quick look at the
English translation, it seems like this might be something that keeps my
interest.


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