Friday, January 15, 2010

12 Freelance translation is a real job



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12 comments.:

  1. yeah, I have trouble explaining it to friends and relatives...
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  2. Is that me? Am I Mox? :=)
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  3. After five years, my parents are starting to accept it.
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  4. All I had to do was explain, when I was just starting out, that my second freelance translation job ever entailed working really hard on a big project for a week which would pay my rent for the month... they liked the idea that there are 4.5 weeks in a month and thus ample opportunity to earn at least enough to scrape by!
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  5. It's great to see that I'm not the only one! I'll just show this cartoon to my parents :)
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  6. Nice! I would have enjoyed a third cartoon. She could have compared Mox tiny salary with the huge salary of her friend's son.
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  7. I LOVE this one!!! ;)
    Thank you so much for speaking my mind, Mox!
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  8. I think in love with Mina. She's so cute!!! This blog should be called Mina's blog :)
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  9. Had this conversation about a week ago :)
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  10. Yet another twisted perception on translation:

    http://computeraidedelirium.blogspot.com/2010/01/seriously.html
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  11. Delirious, I love your story, specially your replies:

    "No, I sell potatoes now"
    "Sorry, that's how professionals work"

    They are just perfect.
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  12. @MinaLover:
    Yes, she is cute, isn't she? There's a bit in the December 30 cartoon where she puts her legs up on the table, which is pure Sharon Stone...
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