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24 official languages respectively. However, the challenges for conference interpreters
go beyond the sheer number of languages used in meetings: the rampant use of
English by non-native speakers even when interpretation is provided, and the rise of
prepared statements read into the record at ever-increasing speeds, push conference
interpreters to their processing limits. Together, we will explore whether recent
advances in technology, including more robust speech-to-text transcription, neural
machine translation, real-time terminology extraction or remote interpreting solutions
should be seen as evolution or revolution.
Source : UNSPECIAL September 2019
HUMOUR
Shortly after take-off on an outbound evening Air Lingus flight from Dublin to Boston, the
flight attendant nervously made the following announcement in her lovely Irish brogue.
“Ladies and gentlemen. I'm so sorry to inform you that there has been a dreadful mix-
up by our catering service. I don't know how this has happened, but we have 103
passengers and unfortunately, we have received only 40 dinner meals. We truly
apologize for this mistake and inconvenience.”
When the muttering of the passengers had died down, she continued.
"Anyone who is kind enough to forgo their meal, so that someone else can eat, will
receive free and unlimited drinks for the duration of our 5 hour flight. “
Her next announcement came about an hour later.
"If anyone is hungry, we still have 40 dinners available.”
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