Michelle Rafter's guest post for The Urban Muse, on being a freelancer and being a mom. Michelle is a writer, but her advice applies to translators too! Gabe Bokor's post about Entering the Translation Market. Gabe is a seasoned translator and agency owner, and he offers some very insightful tips. … [Read more...] about Check out…
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An interesting post on "end of day"
Jill Sommer's blog "Musings from an overworked translator" has a great post on the definition of "end of day." This is a subject that's a frequent subject of jokes between myself and a friend of mine, who is also a freelance translator and also has a young family, since our "end of day" is often … [Read more...] about An interesting post on "end of day"
A new header image
This is another image from iStockphoto, "Uluru at Sunset II" by Timothy Ball … [Read more...] about A new header image
Like, not enough into-English interpreters?
Here is an interesting post from the blog "Working Languages" about the EU's shortage of qualified into-English interpreters. The EU blames the candidates' poor English skills, characterized by overuse of the word "like," while the blogger argues that a larger culprit is the lack of financial … [Read more...] about Like, not enough into-English interpreters?
The cost of inadequate language services
Here is an interesting post from Nataly Kelly's blog "From Our Lips to Your Ears," about the real costs of using unqualified or incompetent interpreters. … [Read more...] about The cost of inadequate language services