Misled by MT?
These days, any translator who’s at all active on social media or who has been to a translation conference in the last […]
A Tale of Two Book Fairs
I apologize in advance for the long post, but I had a lot to say and share on this topic. I have […]
Oh! The profanity!
I had actually written this blog post last summer, yet decided to let it “marinate” before posting it. Well, during those nine […]
ATA virgin no more
Although I have been an associate member of the ATA (American Translators Association) for a little more than four years, and had […]
My Tailored Sitting/Standing Desk Set-up
This post was originally written as a guest post on Nikki Graham’s blog, published on September 21, 2015. Nikki has an excellent […]
Goodwill – just another word for “customer service” or is there more to it?
Most of us don’t start our days thinking “Today I am going to perform an act of goodwill”; it’s not a conscious, […]
Translators and references – a sticky wicket?
Though I have seen the topic surface in various places in the past, for some reason, it seems to be catching my […]
Everyone’s watching. A few thoughts on online (professional?) behavior.
‘Everyone’s watching.’ This was the closing line in an article I read recently, written by a physician about his approach to and […]
How confidential are your texts?
Have you ever wondered who can see your confidential documents? I think this is a question that not many outsourcers of translations […]
An open letter to translation buyers: can you really afford cheap translations?
When we set out to buy a product or service, it is only logical for us to try to acquire said product […]