The importance of checking your supplier – beforehand!
I'm sure by now everyone has heard of the South African sign language interpreter who was on stage with and supposed to interpret among others the speech by President Obama…
Secret Freelancer
There's a lot going on in the translator community right now, many hot topics are being discussed quite passionately, and I will try to put my 2 cents in, as…
New dictionary
Those who know me know that I have a fable for dictionaries. Sometimes I actually need something specific and take a look at what else they have, but every once…
Listen up!
Since I started teaching interpretation, I have had to think a lot about what it means to be an interpreter, what knowledge, skills and also talent are required, and how…
Essential Office Equipment: Desk Lamp
It's undeniable - the days are getting shorter, fall has definitely arrived and it's getting to the point where I have to turn on the heater and the light when…
Funny Glossary
In honor of having given my very first class lecture on terminology today, here's a great glossary every translator should strive to learn by heart (found over on the website…
Translator scams and identity theft
Scams are unfortunately no longer a rarity even in the translation business. That why I am glad colleague João Roque Dias has compiled a great website with all sorts of…
Time to put your prices up?
I have written a few times about pricing and discounts lately, and how the tendency is to go down with prices especially when times are tough, even if only temporarily.…
Permanent errors
It's been too hot to think these days, so I figured some language-related fun is in order. Enjoy these tattoos...
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