10 Things You Should Never Say to a Translator
I came across this compilation over on translatorfun.com by Romina Bona. (She also creates brilliant comics about translators and their joys and struggles, btw, which are also for sale here.)…
Hope springs eternal…
... as I'm translating this huge project right now: (c) by zingword
101 things a translator needs to know – #50
Don't bury your head in the sand You are, naturally, aware of the need to back up your work. And you may already have other kinds of back-up in place.…
Another terminology source
Lately, it seems like I keep finding one great and interesting terminology source after another. I love to share, so here's the next one: DIN-TERMinology It says on the website:…
How to be a really good translator
As a teacher, my task and goal is to confer not only the necessary skills required for translating to my students, but also to (hopefully) instill in them a sense…
101 things a translator needs to know – #72
Beware of dictionariesDictionaries are great tools but rarely solve translation problems completely. That’s hardly surprising, given that ideas can be expressed in many different ways depending on the context. If…
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Preparing
I recently read an article about Preparing Translations for Emergency Situations. While the focus was on natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes in the USA and making sure that the…
So much to listen to, so little time
Anyone who wrote or spoke to me this past week first got an apology and then the explanation that I have a huge project, school, a webinar I have to…
Unexpected time out
2020 has thrown us quite a few curveballs already, forcing us to be more flexible than we perhaps ever thought possible.Not having any or less work or not being able…
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It’s a date
Have you ever wished there was a way to avoid sending inquiries to translators and interpreters who for whatever reason are not available when you need them? Wouldn't it be…