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[quote]bohy wrote:
This is a perfect example of a question which may sound clear in the context of a specific country, but becomes very ambiguous (and hard to translate) in a global con
I'm not sure I understand the question. "As a business" meaning do I own a (one-person) company? No. Am I registered as a self-employed (running a business)? Yes; wouldn't it be illegal no
Atil, while I agree with you about value of qualifications, I think you're missing the point of the OP. If you read the quoted description again, you'll see that it sounds like diminishing
My thinking is dominated by English/Polish hybrid, but occasionally Cantonese words (especially "internal exclamations" :)) sneak in.
So I voted three.
It was a manual and almost half of it was patched up from other manuals (100% segment matches) by the agency. The end client complained that the style was horrible and hard to read and I w
I know exactly who you're talking about, because I received the same "rejection email", word for word.
However, I look at it as a "standard reply", which can mean anything, including "t
Some of my regulars don't need a prompt, but I still always ask for confirmation.
Especially if it's a new or one-time client. I send my invoice together with the translation, so if the
While I started in the era of the Internet, I didn't network back then and had little to no contact with other translators, except my classmates from the university. So there was no fe
I'm a bit confused by the "still" word in the question. Is there any standard time one should stop?
Unless I have special plans for Christmas (which I rarely do, as I don't celebrate it
I changed my career, more due to circumstances, less because I wanted so, and now I'm back full-time and will do everything in my power not to be forced to change my profession again.
Why I haven't seen such a clause in any NDAs I've signed, it wouldn't bother me. I don't reveal names of my clients anyway and the only information I provide in my business profile or
An occasional typo or a mistake don't bother me (my surname was twisted beyond recognition by my countrymen so many times that I got used to it). Repetitive mistake is another matter - I f
[quote]Annie Sapucaia wrote:
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
(or: what does "transcripts" mean in your country?)
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It means all the grades/marks for the courses you took.
It happened to me once only and I was paid for it.
If it happened again, it would depend. If it's not much work and only an exception for a regular client with whom I have a good re
[quote]Julian Holmes wrote:
Never even heard of them over here in Japan. Don't think they've ever been hosted this Far East. [/quote]
You could try to organise one :)
I was on o
I work with an agency that has a style guide, but it's only for English, which is not my target language.
I was never asked to follow any style. I think 95% of my agencies wouldn't be a
Different cultures, different customs, different seasons and greetings. "Season greetings" is ridiculously general and meaningless, and I do not know what religions in which cultures my cl
Not for translation business (I have a page for my other business). I have a profile in LinkedIn, Twitter, a website, and a few on professional websites/portals -- that should be enoug
Do you speak or plan to learn any of the Eastern European languages? Don't assume they all speak English there. Without knowing the local language - at least to some degree - it could be d
I studied languages and had some lectures and classes on translation, but it wasn't the main direction of the studies.
Still, those few classes were enough to make me realise "Oh, I wa
... long-term co-operation.
Due to my main field, I usually work on short files (2000-7000 words), but they keep coming. I like it that way, maybe because I worked out my schedule for s
Interesting that so far everyone who uses it translates to English.
Curious, I went to explore Dragon and it's available in merely a handful of languages. The poll will be distorted
If it's something urgent, I'd reply immediately. If it could wait, I reply when I'm back home at my computer. I have a different sound notification for business email account than the priv
Yes, but rarely, very rarely.
Lack of feedback isn't so bad, because Julian has a point. The best positive "feedback" I get it when a client postpones the deadline, instead of going to<
If they want a CAT tool I don't have, then I don't accept the job. They won't dictate me what kind of tools I should use. I wouldn't have them tell me what kind of computer, mouse brand or
I don't go to events very far from home.
I have a feeling that the question was supposed to be "If there's an industry conference NOT very far from home, what would you do?" The answe
[quote]carolmonthero wrote:
I'm ready to pay all taxes. And I'm gathering all this info because this is first step towards my business. I have decided to open agency who will provide se
It gets even better when they suggest you take two tests, because they are for different fields.
Yes, I just love translating hundreds of words for free.
I also noticed that recently
Generalnie ten program jest przede wszystkim rozszerzeniem, ale do innych programów "Wordopodobnych", czyli Open Office i Libre Office, choć teraz na ich stronie czytam, że można z
The answer could easily be "no", but if it's a good and regular client and it's a deadline issue (I'm not available at that time), then both the PM and I try to extend the deadline or try
Fortunately, I'm good enough with computers to be able to fix most of the things myself, unless it's a hardware problem and requires parts replacement.
After a few years of studying and living in Hong Kong, I speak some Cantonese and read some Chinese, but I my abilities are not sufficient to add them to my working pairs. It's not a big l
[quote]LilianBNekipelo wrote:
in an inflectional language, especially. How many such matches can you really find in a piece of writing -- 10 perhaps in a hundred pages? Even the same
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