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An App is not an Interpreter Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

An App is not an Interpreter Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

An app is not an interpreter. The medical interpreter in the tee watched a patient consent to a procedure through a phone app that got the verb wrong, and knows that reading the room, catching the idiom and being accountable for the result is the job the app was hired to skip. This tee is for the interpreter, and for the verb.

Wear it to the hospital language services office, the courthouse, the interpreters' association conference, the immigration clinic, and the family dinner where a relative says the phone translates fine. It is a strong gift for an interpreter, a translator, a nurse who requests one, and the friend who caught the verb.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three lines that read across a waiting room. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the language access entry on our anti-AI movement page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

Is this shirt against translation apps? It is against calling one an interpreter in a hospital or a courtroom. The interpreter wearing it uses one to order lunch.

Would an interpreters' association order these? Chapters do, for the conference. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do interpreters pick? Black and Chambray. Ivory for the conference.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the all-hands where they announce the new tool, the studio, the classroom, the town meeting about the data center.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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