Posts Tagged ‘editing’
Earl Bush served for many years as press secretary for Richard J. Daley, a controversial mayor of Chicago who was a forerunner to another Bush, George W., in his mangling of the English language. Examples are: “Gentlemen, get the thing straight once and for all — the policeman isn’t there to create disorder, the policeman […]
Filed under: English, Italian, Language, Quality | 8 Comments
Tags: Earl Bush, editing, English, Italian, Language, quality, Richard J. Daley, Translation, typos, voice recognition software
We had a Twitter conversation a couple of weeks ago about Zodiac signs and the sort of character traits that make for good translators/editors. I thought it would be interesting — and fun — to see if there’s any correlation between a person’s zodiac sign and their choice of translation/editing as a career. So I’ve devised this […]
Filed under: Life and work and everything else, Translation | 7 Comments
Tags: career choice, editing, Life and work, polls, translating, Translation, Zodiac
In my last post, I gave some tips on “How to Be a Good Translator”. Good translators (editors, web designers, accountants, insert profession of your choice) tend to be even better when they’re working with good clients. The tips listed below (from my website article How to Be a Good Client) were written with translation […]
Filed under: Quality, Translation, Writing | 1 Comment
Tags: business, editing, quality, tips for clients, Translation, Writing
If you haven’t got round to making any business resolutions yet for 2011, or are stuck or ideas, here are some belated suggestions. Resolution 1 Raise your fees, if you haven’t already, especially if you live in the UK. See my own Resolution no. 1. If you’re a translator, check out Kevin Lossner’s post on the […]
Filed under: Life and work and everything else, Quality, Translation, Writing | 3 Comments
Tags: editing, education, fees, Life and work, outreach, quality, resolutions, The King's Speech, Translation, Writing
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