LilianBNekipelo wrote:
JaneTranslates wrote:
Now, all I have to do is make about 10 million bucks as a translator in the next 6 months. Then I can retire and study languages. I'm starting with Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Old English. As to the
Yes, I love Old English--I wish I knew it better.
As to the Voynich Manuscript--it may not be in Old English, after all. Is there any consensus which language it is? I thought most of the linguists were considering some Romance languages, or a Romance language based cryptography
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My comment was regarding making $10,000,000 in six months as a translator. To accomplish such a feat, one would certainly have to translate a pretty impressive body of work (i.e. things that no one else can translate).
The Voynich manuscript is not written in any known language, past or present. There are many theories about its origins, but as of yet no one has provided evidence of having deciphered its text. It has been carbon-dated to the early 15th century with 95% accuracy.
Were someone to successfully translate it, though, I'd imagine they could shop the translation for quite a nice sum of money - maybe not 10 million dollars, but it would be a nice step in that direction.