COMPLETE: The Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition and the Telegraph Line Commission -jo

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » May 20th, 2019, 5:22 pm

Leni wrote: ↑May 20th, 2019, 4:27 pm Unfortunately our DPLer hasn't logged in for almost a month, and hasn't replied to my PMs, so I am opening the DPL position again.

I just signed on as DPL for another project and don't think I could manage two at one time. I will gladly take on the job, or at least assist, once I am free. The classification is Standard, yes?

Post by **Leni** » May 20th, 2019, 5:29 pm

KevinS wrote: ↑May 20th, 2019, 5:22 pm
Leni wrote: ↑May 20th, 2019, 4:27 pm Unfortunately our DPLer hasn't logged in for almost a month, and hasn't replied to my PMs, so I am opening the DPL position again.
I just signed on as DPL for another project and don't think I could manage two at one time. I will gladly take on the job, or at least assist, once I am free. The classification is Standard, yes?

Yes, standard

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » May 25th, 2019, 8:01 am

Leni wrote: ↑May 20th, 2019, 5:29 pm
KevinS wrote: ↑May 20th, 2019, 5:22 pm
Leni wrote: ↑May 20th, 2019, 4:27 pm Unfortunately our DPLer hasn't logged in for almost a month, and hasn't replied to my PMs, so I am opening the DPL position again.
I just signed on as DPL for another project and don't think I could manage two at one time. I will gladly take on the job, or at least assist, once I am free. The classification is Standard, yes?
Yes, standard

Leni, I have some time now, if you wish.

Post by **Leni** » May 25th, 2019, 8:18 am

KevinS wrote: ↑May 25th, 2019, 8:01 am
Leni, I have some time now, if you wish.

Thanks much, Kevin! I put you as DPL. I will PL your section myself.

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » May 25th, 2019, 9:09 am

Leni wrote: ↑May 25th, 2019, 8:18 am
KevinS wrote: ↑May 25th, 2019, 8:01 am
Leni, I have some time now, if you wish.
Thanks much, Kevin! I put you as DPL. I will PL your section myself.

Cool!

Post by **Leni** » July 16th, 2019, 7:38 am

Preface is PL OK!

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » July 16th, 2019, 8:03 am

Leni wrote: ↑July 16th, 2019, 7:38 am Preface is PL OK!

Thank you!

Post by **TriciaG** » August 7th, 2019, 9:41 am

22 and 25, please.

Post by **Leni** » August 7th, 2019, 12:32 pm

TriciaG wrote: ↑August 7th, 2019, 9:41 am 22 and 25, please.

Sure thing! Thanks for claiming!

Post by **TriciaG** » August 8th, 2019, 11:00 am

I forgot how painful this is to record. Rondon has long, complicated sentences, which, combined with crazy-difficult names of rivers and tribes that are unnatural for me to pronounce due to their being in languages I'm unfamiliar with - Portuguese and tribal languages (which I assume from some rivers having two different names) - I stumble over every single instance of them, leads to me losing the general meaning and flow of the sentence. (See what I did there??

) Therefore, many of my sentences are robotic-sounding and don't carry the flow of the sentence. BUT, section 22 is recorded!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/rooseveltrondon_22_rondon_128kb.mp3
41:52

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » August 8th, 2019, 11:54 am

TriciaG wrote: ↑August 8th, 2019, 11:00 am I forgot how painful this is to record. Rondon has long, complicated sentences, which, combined with crazy-difficult names of rivers and tribes that are unnatural for me to pronounce due to their being in languages I'm unfamiliar with - Portuguese and tribal languages (which I assume from some rivers having two different names) - I stumble over every single instance of them, leads to me losing the general meaning and flow of the sentence. (See what I did there?? ) Therefore, many of my sentences are robotic-sounding and don't carry the flow of the sentence. BUT, section 22 is recorded!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/rooseveltrondon_22_rondon_128kb.mp3
41:52

Finish 25 and you get a campaign medal!

(I'm thinking of jumping in also. This is an important recording.)

Post by **Leni** » August 8th, 2019, 6:20 pm

TriciaG wrote: ↑August 8th, 2019, 11:00 am I forgot how painful this is to record. Rondon has long, complicated sentences, which, combined with crazy-difficult names of rivers and tribes that are unnatural for me to pronounce due to their being in languages I'm unfamiliar with - Portuguese and tribal languages (which I assume from some rivers having two different names) - I stumble over every single instance of them, leads to me losing the general meaning and flow of the sentence. (See what I did there?? ) Therefore, many of my sentences are robotic-sounding and don't carry the flow of the sentence. BUT, section 22 is recorded!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/rooseveltrondon_22_rondon_128kb.mp3
41:52

Thanks, Tricia! I know

But I honestly feel more like blaming the translators here. Portuguese naturally has longer sentences than English, so the translators should have compensated for it, I think. Oh well. Thanks for the recording. If I find some time soon, I plan on recording one or two sections too, so we can wrap this project.

Post by **TriciaG** » August 8th, 2019, 6:36 pm

Here's section 25. This one wasn't so bad - perhaps because there were fewer unfamiliar words.

And it's 15 minutes shorter!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/rooseveltrondon_25_rondon_128kb.mp3
25:37

Post by **Leni** » August 9th, 2019, 1:22 pm

Thanks much, Tricia!

KevinS · Post by **KevinS** » August 14th, 2019, 9:19 pm

TriciaG wrote: ↑August 8th, 2019, 6:36 pm Here's section 25. This one wasn't so bad - perhaps because there were fewer unfamiliar words. And it's 15 minutes shorter!

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/rooseveltrondon_25_rondon_128kb.mp3
25:37

PL OK!