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“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind” — R. Kipling
Gotta Love it – Sight Translation
One of the subjects I teach is sight translation. During their last year, translation students have two hours of this per week, one for each direction (German - English and…
Tips on starting your business
With the next class of newly state-certified translators and interpreters ready to go out into the "real world" next week, I thought a little help on the way into setting…
Should translators sign their work?
Taking up last week's post (in German) about making translators more visible and an interesting comment by Valerij Tomarenko, I decided to post the interview by Catherine Jan with Chris…
Challenge for interpreters
Just this week I had to remind my interpreting students how important it is to address people correctly - and then this pops up on Facebook: This won't be part…
Speak slowly, speak in your mother tongue
The news is not new in itself (the post is from February), but it was new to me - even though the content of it wasn't. (Have I confused you…
The fish in your ear… for real?
Yes, I admit it, I'm a Douglas Adams fan, and I honor towel day (today!) every year! If you are, too, or have at least read or seen "The Hitchhiker's…
Eggs and Baskets
An interesting post by Claire Cox on her blog regarding how translators - or really freelancers in general - allocate their eggs in their basket(s) got me thinking about what…
Latest scam
An uproar went through the translating community last week, through all forums and mailing lists: if you haven't heard, then either count yourself lucky, because you're not affected, or get…
The best compliment ever
Last week I was on an interpreting assignment with a colleague regarding finance matters for a German company. The clients were two Americans, the rest (about 20 people) were Germans.…
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