Read more about the article 101 things a translator needs to know – #46
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101 things a translator needs to know – #46

The more you know, the harder it gets, until suddenly... Once you begin to really understand your source language, you gradually become aware of its subtleties. That's when you start…

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Read more about the article The Secret to Effective Translation
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The Secret to Effective Translation

These days, talk (not only) in the language industry seems to be all about AI and the end of human translators. Yes, I may be exaggerating just a bit, but…

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Read more about the article Mother tongue, native speakers and the direction of translation
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Mother tongue, native speakers and the direction of translation

I'm currently reading the utterly fascinating and fantastic book "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?" by David Bellos. It may be somewhat dated regarding the newest developments in language…

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Some cool figures

... from this past academic year here in Weiden: 1 building2 schools15 rooms5 languagesover 50 different subjects25 different final written exams21 different oral final exams= 46 examinations in total, resulting…

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Read more about the article Ask and you shall receive
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Ask and you shall receive

Probably the one thing most translators will agree on regardless of language combination, country or age is that clients always seem to want the translations done as quickly as possible,…

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