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The reason real-time translation is difficult: sometimes you have to wait for the end of the sentence. (lemmy.world)
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[–] PillowTalk420@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Having been a relay operator for a few years, this is true even in English. You might be able to guess what someone is saying (and the floor managers always encouraged trying to) but you'll never have 100% accuracy and it's far less confusing to the person getting the "translation" if you don't have to make any corrections by actually waiting for the person to finish their sentence.