R1 front brakes & Viper race can...

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Ace

A friend who is a translator tells the (almost certainly apocryphal)
story of a German making a speech in the European Parliament. At a
certain point the English simultaneous translation stopped. Much
earpiece-tapping ensued, with the British delegates becoming
increasingly concerned as the German droned on. Finally, a strangled
voice was heard through the earphones:

"The VERB man! Get to the VERB!"


:^)

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Nige

<awaits "The front end's gone all wobbly again" post>

 

Having watched the interpreters in action here[1], it's something that I
have wondered about.

It must be a nightmare that you know the when, the where, the why, the
who and with whom but you don't WTF actually happened until the very
last word.

[1]Only French-English and vice versa, admittedly.