Reaction to a book review which ends up revealing the complexities of conference interpretation.

What is it about?

A controversial review about Laura E. Bertone's "The hidden side of Babel: Unveiling cognition, intelligence and sense" by Kilian G. Seeber helped both colleagues to reveal some of the intricacies and mysteries of language functioning and communication both in formal contexts and in everyday life. Errors occur while interpreting, talking, listening and reading.

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Why is it important?

Errors are not easy to admit. To be aware, nevertheless, that they are inherent to perception, language, and communication makes us more humble, more humane and more open to use tools to prevent and correct them.