A Tokyo shopkeeper would have been wise to use __________ to verify the accuracy of the new sign in English he purchased for his dry cleaning business.The sign read,"Drop your pants here for best results," which he didn't know had another suggestive meaning to native speakers.
A)cultural symbolism
B)dialect transformation
C)semantic analysis
D)linguistic exchange
E)back translation

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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 verify the accuracy of the translation. In this case, the shopkeeper could have used back translation to ensure that the English sign accurately conveyed the intended message and did not have any unintended meanings.

A Tokyo Shopkeeper Would Have Been Wise to Use __________