Sad but true
Warning: The following is a rant and may provoke... I just received an inquiry with the following parameters: Volume: 6000 Words Rate: 0.05 USD per word Deadline: Monday, 28.11.2016, 02.00…
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…
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…
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 Language Barrier Is About to Fall – Or Is It?
Last week, I came across this very interesting essay in the Wall Street Journal about the future of translation and interpretation - via machines?! Anyone who knows anything about proper…
Not so perfect…
It's been going through the translation world like the fires in the US - the news about Transperfect. The way they treat their providers aside, it seems things are not…
Exams, exams, exams
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that I also teach interpreting, at-sight-translation and CAT-tools at the (still) new Fachakademie für Übersetzen und Dolmetschen in Weiden.…
Quote of the day
Translation is not a matter of words only: it is a matter of making intelligible a whole culture. Anthony Burgess
Year-end list
As I am taking a few days off everything, my year-end thoughts will have to wait until next week. But I don't want to leave you hanging without anything these…
We nuance
I came across this funny (and true!) comic revealing how translators really think and didn't want to keep it from you: Source: http://www.tina-and-mouse.com/2014/07/we-nuance-tm-53_21.html You can find more of these great…