A New York carwash owner wanted to open a carwash in Quebec,Canada.He hired a U.S.translator to create signage for the new venture and to design some simple advertising.It was not until the business was opened that he learned that he should have used __________.His French signs actually said "car bath" instead of "car wash."
A)Esperanto
B)back translation
C)semiotics
D)semantic symbolism
E)linguistic exchange

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Back translation involves translating a text from one language to another and then translating it back to the original language to ensure accuracy. In this case, the carwash owner should have used a French translator and then had the translated text back-translated to English to ensure that the message was accurately conveyed.

A New York Carwash Owner Wanted to Open a Carwash