tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post507297254435097364..comments2024-01-29T13:17:39.611+01:00Comments on mox: The joy of working for individualsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-3098572582337167532012-04-19T22:53:54.756+02:002012-04-19T22:53:54.756+02:00So true, especially #1 here in Italy...So true, especially #1 here in Italy...Christiane Bürkleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391143540359691291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-64021977218839416762012-04-08T14:52:39.594+02:002012-04-08T14:52:39.594+02:00Individual 3 is my family.
Just sayin'...Individual 3 is my family.<br />Just sayin'...Kimpatsuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156184889287692016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-75454405053273131312012-04-06T12:11:04.088+02:002012-04-06T12:11:04.088+02:00...by using your Translator Sense, ofc!
It's l......by using your Translator Sense, ofc!<br />It's like the Spider Sense, but more special :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-9164239487567754592012-04-04T18:01:29.848+02:002012-04-04T18:01:29.848+02:00To add to Taru's comment about summarising &qu...To add to Taru's comment about summarising "just translate the important bits". How do they expect me to know which bits are important?Sussex Coast Talking Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546570564584548280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-83535873696172175302012-04-04T17:59:54.405+02:002012-04-04T17:59:54.405+02:00I had a neighbour (hardly knew him) who knocked on...I had a neighbour (hardly knew him) who knocked on my door one evening with a 20 page contract. He was quite taken aback when I quoted him the price. He really thought I'd do it for him for free.Sussex Coast Talking Newshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546570564584548280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-44106535468969048882012-04-03T23:30:15.088+02:002012-04-03T23:30:15.088+02:00worse clients are family! I have experienced all t...worse clients are family! I have experienced all three cases, and all of them were relatives...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442731610071769190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-4918751713957791192012-04-03T18:36:34.160+02:002012-04-03T18:36:34.160+02:00I have had them allI have had them allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-52106028345096438612012-04-03T17:50:30.358+02:002012-04-03T17:50:30.358+02:00#1 and #3 and the amazing... "I have to read ...#1 and #3 and the amazing... "I have to read this huge book in English in less than a week, If only it was in Spanish! Why don't you translate it for me [and for free]?"Maldito Frikihttp://malditofriki.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-37366658217714091692012-04-03T16:22:21.144+02:002012-04-03T16:22:21.144+02:00I was able to anticipate that I'd meet a lot o...I was able to anticipate that I'd meet a lot of people like no. 1 when I became a translator. What I wasn't expecting were the number twos and my favourite: the people who want me to translate a text "but only the most important bits of it" and then assume both summarizing AND translating the text would be easier (read: cheaper) than just translating it.<br /><br />PS. I hated summarizing texts already in high school and haven't learned to love it to date. That makes me so much more eager to take on the job...Taruhttp://www.t-trans.finoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-82987621894721900912012-04-03T13:23:50.975+02:002012-04-03T13:23:50.975+02:00There's another classic I forgot to mention: &...There's another classic I forgot to mention: "I have a complicated homework assignment in a foreign language I am supposed to learn by myself - could you please help me with that?"Heike Kurtznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-85136402218115845512012-04-03T13:05:45.585+02:002012-04-03T13:05:45.585+02:00#3 reminds me of a usual conversation I have:
Str...#3 reminds me of a usual conversation I have:<br /><br />Stranger: "so, in which languages do you work?"<br />Me: "Well... English, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese" (with a face of false modesty)<br />Stranger: "Meh. Do you know Sanskrit? Ohh, such a beautiful language. Can you translate Sanskrit?!?"<br />Me: "... nope." (thinking 'hey, I'm fluent in SIX languages! you can barely speak ONE)<br />Stranger: "ooh, that's too bad. BRB"<br />Me: Forever alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830181846759887520.post-3661438153004936732012-04-03T12:46:29.882+02:002012-04-03T12:46:29.882+02:00No. 3 is the most frequent in my case!No. 3 is the most frequent in my case!El Bosque de las Mariposashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525244431671764895noreply@blogger.com