tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post2175849790483778632..comments2024-01-29T13:17:39.611+01:00Comments on mox: Dumb customers - True story (I)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-1195401472325707012013-04-20T16:49:43.784+02:002013-04-20T16:49:43.784+02:00Funny as always, Alejandro! But, as you say, a tru...Funny as always, Alejandro! But, as you say, a true story - I once got a translation with a font type 6pt! ("Just a few pages")Ramónhttp://www.freelance-translator.biznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-88199166010117919272013-02-25T19:28:15.696+01:002013-02-25T19:28:15.696+01:00This reminds me, in some way, of the practice in s...This reminds me, in some way, of the practice in school of students who would pad their essays in order to reach the page requirement dictated by their teacher. Really, this is just the opposite (trying to cram huge number of words onto as few as pages as possible), but somehow the attitude exhibited by both students and clients here is similar in their desire to thwart the rules of either the teacher or translator.Kenny Cargillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698977164474735780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-30166167419653265522013-02-23T18:09:43.452+01:002013-02-23T18:09:43.452+01:00Right. In my country (Uruguay) we quote per target...Right. In my country (Uruguay) we quote per target translated standardized page for certified translations (hardcopy, signed and stamped). Other than that, it's wordcount.Niki-Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010519995165238998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-20000754359902002332013-02-23T07:46:19.242+01:002013-02-23T07:46:19.242+01:00A Great One!
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Greetings...A Great One!<br />:)<br /><br />Have wonderful weekend!<br />Greetings from SicilyTeacherTranslatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05247848932918888209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-67426140039564281172013-02-23T06:29:33.430+01:002013-02-23T06:29:33.430+01:00hi!,I like your writing so a lot! percentage we ke...hi!,I like your writing so a lot! percentage we keep in touch extra approximately your post on AOL?<br />I require a specialist on this area to resolve my problem.<br />May be that is you! Taking a look forward to look you.<br /><br /><br /><br />My webpage :: <a href="http://wiki.bookmarkedit.net/index.php?title=User:JanelleGaf" rel="nofollow">online Businesses</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-74721615044363675382013-02-22T23:22:07.849+01:002013-02-22T23:22:07.849+01:00The word is page, not side. And while the so-calle...The word is page, not side. And while the so-called standardized page (normostrana) remains in use as a unit of translation for some purposes (mostly certified translations and literary ones), every profesional translator switched to counting words like seventeen Grados versions ago.bulbulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14505565281151328789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-71549437581547287712013-02-22T22:47:35.197+01:002013-02-22T22:47:35.197+01:00Actually, this customer is rather smart – canny!Actually, this customer is rather smart – canny!Magohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114091128706027311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-53831068692736686022013-02-22T22:08:37.629+01:002013-02-22T22:08:37.629+01:001800 characters excluding spaces or 2000 character...1800 characters excluding spaces or 2000 characters including spaces, this also applies to RomaniaCarmenhttp://www.carmenispasoiu.ronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-79607429337229854032013-02-22T19:22:11.727+01:002013-02-22T19:22:11.727+01:00Wow, I laughed so hard reading this. Can't bel...Wow, I laughed so hard reading this. Can't believe it. Thanks, again you made my day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-33179282572856287302013-02-22T17:59:15.826+01:002013-02-22T17:59:15.826+01:00Right. It's corrected now.Right. It's corrected now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09152833436046864370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-8411147661615728432013-02-22T17:54:22.667+01:002013-02-22T17:54:22.667+01:00I guess it was supposed to be 1800 characters inst...I guess it was supposed to be 1800 characters instead of 18000.Susan-Annenoreply@blogger.com