Post-editing part 2
I had written about post-editing a few weeks ago, ending with the promise to update when something new has happened. Well, it has, although not quite as might have been…
More about the future
I have been writing and talking about MT for a while now, and of course the discussions go on - as does the development of MT. As I've said before,…
The future of translation
I have recently posted about the rosy future for translators, despite the recent rise of no-longer-quite-as-terrible-gibberish-producing machine translation, and at the SDL Roadshow I attended this week in Munich, the…
Rosy future for human translation
I have mentioned MT (machine translation) a few times on this blog (e.g. here and here) already, and it will most likely continue to be a topic now and again,…
“Human” translation?
I'm sure I'm not the only one who receives e-mail applications from other translators offering their services in hopes of work. I'm always amazed that they seem to think I…
Not true, no matter what people say
When I tell people that I am a freelance translator and interpreter, the reactions I get tell me that most of them have no idea what this profession entails -…
Sending a little love
Came across this in one of the mailing lists for translators and interpreters... Enjoy! Oh, btw: only one more week of school... ;-)
Good translations…
... have their price. I know, there are not a few colleagues who have tooted in this horn many times before, yet it cannot be stressed often enough: Good translations…
New things to see
I had mentioned a few weeks ago that there would be some changes a-coming. Well, one has already come, albeit a somewhat temporary one - this is only an interim…
4 Questions
This week, I came across a post over on the blog of TM-Town about what a customer should ask himself or herself before hiring a professional translator. Just four simple…