WHEN TRANSLATIONS OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES SURPRISE ME
One of the easiest and least challenging kinds of material I have ever translated in my career as a professional…
HOW MUCH CAN WE REALLY LEARN FROM FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONTENT?
The war in Ukraine continues to force us all to accept uncomfortable realities and raises difficult questions, and not just…
THINGS I’LL NEVER TRANSLATE
Throughout history professional translators have been called on to provide different language versions of all kinds of things – including…
TRANSLATING WITHIN A LARGER PUBLIC FORUM
Those who know me well know that I am a professional translator, and that as such my alleged qualifications as…
PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION IN A TIME OF INTERNATIONAL CRISIS
This is an originally unexpected sequel to my article “Professional Translation In Wartime” PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION IN WARTIME Just like so…
SUBTITLING IN PRACTICE: HOW ABOUT THIS FOR A DISCUSSION TOPIC?
I begin this article with a link to a video featuring a cutscene from the computer game Metal Gear Solid…
THE ART OF KNOWING BETTER IN TRANSLATION
Any professional translator worth their salt views any translation assignment as far more than just another chance to evidence their…
READY TO MAKE RULES AT ANY TIME
I am a self-employed translator, and as such I work in an industry which is not without its never-ending challenges…
PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATION IN WARTIME
Are we really surprised it happened? As everyone knows by now, Russian President Vladimir Putin has proceeded to invade Ukraine…
A TRANSLATION MOMENT A BIT TOO REAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cu3QIGLQD_o The computer game in this “letsplay” video is Hidden and Dangerous 2, for the PC (and possibly more). It’s…