This one will probably make the rounds as fast as the Welsh roadsign/autoresponder, but today's post on Language Log has a wonderful and humorous warning about the dangers of monolingualism. The BBC News reports that Irish police have been frantically hunting for one "Prawo Jazdy," a Polish man who … [Read more...] about The elusive Mr. Driver's License
Using Facebook friend lists
Social networking websites are becoming a crucial arrow in a freelance translator's quiver of marketing tools, and it's important to decide how to use these tools wisely. When I entered the social networking world, I decided (somewhat arbitrarily) to use Facebook for friends and family and LinkedIn … [Read more...] about Using Facebook friend lists
New and interesting on the web
If you're looking for some coffee-break reading today, you might want to click on over to: Masked Translator's post Freaking out about the economy, which made me laugh out loud and is a nice complement to Get Rich Slowly's The national economy versus your personal economy. These posts both drive … [Read more...] about New and interesting on the web
Very part-time freelancing
Most beginning translators I talk to have similar goals for their nascent freelance businesses; they currently have a full-time job and they want to start freelancing part time, then gradually ramp up to full time freelancing as their work volume increases. Lately, I've come across a few beginning … [Read more...] about Very part-time freelancing
A year of Thoughts on Translation
The first post on this blog appeared a year ago this week, not long after my social media mentor Beth Hayden convinced me to take the blogging plunge. Since then it's been an exciting year of forcing myself to compose my thoughts about translation and the translation industry into 170 posts, which … [Read more...] about A year of Thoughts on Translation