The translation's readers will bring their own cognitive complements to the translated material. The translation's depiction allows people to explore the material in the same manner as readers of the original do: superficially or profoundly. Readers can then make judgments about what they find interesting or not. These are all functions typically performed by human translators. In addition, translations tend to simplify, alter, and sometimes distort the original text for various reasons. For example, if there is not enough space to include every detail about someone famous, a translator may choose to omit some facts about them. Or, if doing so does not affect the meaning of the sentence, a translator might change something like the person's name. Translations also tend to be selective when it comes to choosing which words to use in place of others. For example, a translator might decide to use "cat" instead of "animal" because "cat" is shorter than "animal". These are all functions typically performed by human editors who check each translation against the original language version before it is published or released into commerce. Finally, translations often act as a bridge between different languages. If you know how people in one country speak English but have never been to that country yourself, you will probably want to have someone else translate those words into your native language.