THE PRACTICE OF TRANSLATION AND DIFFERENT MINDSETS
When people say that translation is definitely not just about replacing words with words – and how true that is!…
IF I HAD TO RESOLVE TO CRITIQUE ANY RANDOM EXAMPLE OF LANGUAGE UPON SOMEONE ELSE’S (PROBABLY) IDLE REQUEST…
Foreword: read the title again and consider the importance of such a deliberately implied hypothetical imperative in relation to translation…
BEING READY TO REWRITE WHATEVER WOULD BE THROWN MY WAY
Read the title again. It is my understanding that an ability/readiness to rewrite whatever is thrown your way is a…
ADVENTUROUS TRANSLATORS LOVE A LINGUISTIC CHALLENGE
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-missile-knows-where-it-is I must admit: the confusing missile speech (as I know it, at least) is hard even just to follow…
I PLAYED COUNTDOWN IN FRENCH
One very popular TV show in the UK is the game show Countdown, in which two contestants compete to see…
TRANSLATION: TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE, THAT IS (ONLY PART OF) THE QUESTION
It’s easy for me to state that I am proud to have been self-employed for 14 years. And never mind…
HOW WOULD YOU STUDY HOW GOOGLE TRANSLATE WORKS?
Much as I have been urged not to use Google Translate in my line of work as a professional translator,…
MY PERSONAL HISTORY WITH NEW WORDS (WITH NEW CONTENT ADDED)
I think it is generally accepted that lots of people who are as preoccupied with “new words” as I am…
TRUST A “PROFESSIONAL LINGUIST” WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS
Foreword: do you believe that there is such as a thing as a “professional linguist” – any kind of person…
EASY BUT EYE-OPENING
We quite understandably never stop hearing about the modern-day cost of living crisis in the news (and social media, I…