Thank Heavens I translate better than I handle blogging software!Something had probably been brewing for some time as weird things were beginning to happen when for instance I was writing a blog post and WordPress would refuse to SAVE it (normally you...
Topics: General

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I don’t know about you, but I’m following the Carol Thatcher vs. BBC situation with increasing interest.There are two aspects to the situation, both equally bewildering.First one is: On what planet has Carol Thatcher been living?Second one...
Topics: General, language, language and words, Thatcher

{"title":"Watch your language!","post_url":"http:\/\/nadinetouzet.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/07\/watch-your-language\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/nadinetouzet.com\/blog\/feed\/","author":null,"date":"2009-02-07 03:51:03","summary":"I don’t know about you, but I’m following the Carol Thatcher vs. BBC situation with increasing interest.There are two aspects to the situation, both equally bewildering.First one is: On what planet has Carol Thatcher been living?Second one..."}

As translators we are required to be excellent, which we strive to be.The bit I’m quoting below is taken from a coupon I received from a supermarket chain that implements a customer loyalty system. Usually, I just check the amount they are...
Topics: General, grammar, language, language and words, words

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During my brief visit overseas (understand ‘under the English Channel’ and on to Canterbury, England) last Saturday, I dropped by the Oxfam second-hand bookshop in the main street and there I made my way, shelf after shelf, sifting through a..
Topics: 90s, euphemisms, glossaries, language, language and words, words

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There’s a good test. Read this ad:We need freelance translators for all language pairs. We are willing to pay $0.01-$0.03 for small projects (1-10,000 words) and $0.01-$0.02 for large projects (10,000 and more).You will have to translate a sample...
Topics: offers, professional, rates, Translation

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