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…
Can I brag a little?
Last week, I got to interpret at the registrar's office for the registration for the marriage of a German-British couple. I had only spoken with the bride on the phone,…
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.…
Cooperation
Some of you may have heard and/or read about it, but there is currently a request for proposal making the rounds that is very interesting to me, since the subject…