I’ve just spotted some great quotes from a discussion going on over at Proz:
My own experience and the previous posts remind me of an old Hungarian saying: ‘You are as many persons as the languages you speak’. I came across a similar Slovak saying recently…‘The more languages you know, the more of a person you are.’…
[Elizabeth Rudin, 2006: my emphasis]
http://www.proz.com/post/299183#299183
Read the rest of the discussion on what it’s like to have different “personalities” when you speak another language here.
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Sarah Dillon is a qualified, accredited and experienced professional translator originally from Co. Clare in Ireland. She specialises in producing English-language texts that don't "sound" like translations, ensuring her clients' message has the desired impact in their overseas market. She is based in Brisbane, Australia and works with corporate clients, small businesses, agencies and nonprofit organisations all over the world. In her spare time, Sarah is also Marketing Director of eCPD Webinars.
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