Translation and responsibility

Separate presentation makes three acts visible: preserving a source, translating or paraphrasing it, and analysing it. A faithful source copy may remain misunderstood. A useful Phi paraphrase may omit a distinction, while an analysis may challenge the source without changing its wording.

Source statement outside Phi: The device is safe.

Possible Phi translation:

Verbatim Phi speech remains inside the quotative pair because every quoted token is Phi:

Label the Phi passage as a translation so it cannot be mistaken for the original wording. Keeping the source available preserves its identity without approving or validating its claim. That separation matters whenever testimony or technical practice depends on exact wording. Law, medicine, science, and tradition-specific material supply common cases.

The boundary is a form of respect in both directions: the source keeps its exact face, and Phi keeps its whole voice.