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Feb 25 2021

Interview with Oliver Dirs, author of Good Words Fast

I recently spoke with fellow translator and author Oliver Dirs (rhymes with “Sirs”) about his new book, Good Words Fast. Oliver sent me a review copy of the book, and I love it. It’s a thesaurus, but a very targeted thesaurus that is hugely helpful for anyone who writes for a living. Instead of slogging […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Book reviews · Tagged: Good Words Fast, Oliver Dirs

Aug 14 2017

Tom West’s Trilingual Swiss Law Dictionary

As a fan of all things Swiss, I was excited to learn of the recent publication of Tom West’s Trilingual Swiss Law Dictionary. That link will take you to a review on the ATA French Language Division website, and this link will take you to the book’s Amazon page. Tom is an attorney, former ATA […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Book reviews · Tagged: Swiss legal dictionary, Tom West, Trilingual Swiss Law Dictionary

Oct 11 2016

Books about translation and writing

Thanks to reader Paul Froese for suggesting this topic; Paul e-mailed me, asking about textbooks that might help one become a better translator, or that might be helpful to beginning translators. Paul referenced the free translation course that’s available from logos.it, and wondered whether there are comparable textbook resources out there. I have a few […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Book reviews, Translation technique

Apr 27 2016

Speaking of Translation: book launch!

Eve Bodeux and I just released a new episode of Speaking of Translation (our occasional podcast on the language industry), focusing on our newly-published books. The photo is from a book signing we did this weekend with our good friend Tess Whitty, which our other good friend Riccardo Schiaffino wrote up for his blog, About […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Book reviews · Tagged: Eve Bodeux, How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator, Maintaining Your Second Language

Dec 16 2014

Two books you should check out

If you’re looking for a last-minute gift for your favorite translator, or if you’re looking for some winter break reading for yourself, I’ve got two recommendations for you (and of course, feel free to add your own book recommendations in the comments!). One is The Green and the Red, a French novel written by Armand […]

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Written by Corinne McKay · Categorized: Book reviews · Tagged: books for translators, Elisabeth Lyman, Marketing Cookbook for Translators, Tess Whitty, The Green and the Red

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