This isn't specifically translation-related, but given that many translators live in bilingual households, I think it's not OT either. My colleague and friend Eve Bodeux recently launched a new blog, appropriately titled Blogging on Bilingualism, with articles and resources of interest to bilingual … [Read more...] about A new blog on bilingualism
Some lessons from the BusinessWeek top 50
For reasons unknown to me, I suddenly started receiving a subscription to BusinessWeek (my guess is that this is related to buying a Newsweek subscription...anyway!) and although I find the quality of their articles a bit uneven, some of them have great tips for businesspeople, even if the business … [Read more...] about Some lessons from the BusinessWeek top 50
Some thoughts on feedback and the translation process
Sorry for the unannounced week of silence here at Thoughts on Translation; I went on vacation for a week and suddenly became violently allergic to using my laptop... but it seems that the bad reaction has now passed and Thoughts on Translation is back at the treadmill and ready to open up some new … [Read more...] about Some thoughts on feedback and the translation process
Link: the psychology of passive barriers
As I've mentioned before, I'm a big fan of the personal finance blog Get Rich Slowly, and I was particularly enthralled by a recent guest post (by Ramit Sethi, whose own blog is I Will Teach You To Be Rich). Ramit's post on the psychology of passive barriers (subtitled "Why your friends don't save … [Read more...] about Link: the psychology of passive barriers
Lowering your translation rates, continued
There were so many excellent comments on my last post about translation rates that I think the topic deserves another post. First, thank you to everyone who commented; I think that your insights are more valuable than what I originally wrote, because they represent the viewpoints of people in all … [Read more...] about Lowering your translation rates, continued