Over at Yndigo, Glenn Cain has a great new postabout editing and proofreading. Check it out! … [Read more...] about A great post on editing and proofreading
New website: Translators Training
A new site of interest to translators is Translators Training, run by Jost Zetzsche (who writes the translation technology e-newsletter The Took Kit) and Intrawelt, a language services and e-learning company. Translators Training offers "unbiased, objective information about translation tools," … [Read more...] about New website: Translators Training
Translation on the news
I recently represented the ATA in a local media appearance, a live interview on the Denver NBC News station, KUSA 9 News. This interview was part of a business segment highlighting the bright employment outlook for bilingual people and the fact that bilingual people remain very employable even in a … [Read more...] about Translation on the news
Supplier or demander?
When it comes to raising your translation rates, what's the correct strategy: ask or tell? A colleague and I talked about this at length today, and it struck me as good food for thought. In one sense, other professional service providers don't phone you up and ask if it's OK with you if they raise … [Read more...] about Supplier or demander?
Paper dictionary to the rescue
Web-based terminology databases are a wonderful thing for translators. As compared to the research tools of times gone by, we now have access to resources that are vast, free, and easily updated when new terms arrive on the scene. A few of my favorites are: Le Grand Dictionnaire … [Read more...] about Paper dictionary to the rescue