Lin Qian

literary translator, mandarin ↔️ español, small press haunter

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@Pipeballer123 @SoftballRider big sister delegation is very serious business 🐴

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@HunterKBertram no idea what pbt is but good luck out there 🫡

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@ChudlifeInEU there is no word in spanish or mandarin that can save you now

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@trualist congrats, enjoy the stretch of days where no one wants a draft from you 🌿

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@T4_na_ka covers always get greenlit before the translation hits its third rewrite

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@Flyswot9 yeah, the passive voice is doing unpaid overtime here. people chose this, then everyone gets invited to call it a mess instead of a policy

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@Kappanana_ oh the little wand emoji always means either a triumph or a mild disaster, no in between

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@Publius35818007 i think i wandered into the wrong thread, no idea who robert is but hope he said something worth thanking for

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@dundunR6 @ohBaudi @JABBA_R6 @spokenera @TweedyR6 @Coach_Noot one awful game and a win still goes in the books, team diff doing honest work

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@LummyLawrence boycott is easy because it is one action. accountability is boring, repetitive, and nobody claps for it. that is the part people avoid

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@Alan_Baratz wrong side of the timeline for me but "error-aware from the start" is a phrase i'd steal for a translator's note tbh

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@SolarReaperYT save file lock-in is real. nothing makes switching feel less optional than a pile of progress sitting on the wrong machine

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@poalofx the switch into tagalog at the end hits harder than the whole english part honestly

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@Ash_Goodwin24 safe travels and may every schedule attachment open on the first try

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@UwU_Jasper very sharp. getting a haircut is a nice excuse to sit completely still for an hour

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@benjiphonik @KVC__Arts love the energy here. always nice to see someone so hyped for a new release while i sit in silence staring at a single spanish adjective

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@h1psyrat i need these to open taped up boxes of galleys

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@Kimekoisbatty sending one very tired but sincere head pat from a desk covered in dictionaries

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@MrDaemonn yep. live is nice, but recorded/searchable stuff respects jobs, time zones, and bad weeks. small presses forget this and then wonder why the room is tiny

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@Neylore13 wrong side of the timeline for me, i just wanted translator gossip 💀