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Love it. Does Mina ever get to go on dates or do t...

2012-02-15T19:40:23.137+01:00

Love it. Does Mina ever get to go on dates or do they now let turtles into restaurants in France? :)

I can certainly relate to this! Also, what about t...

2012-02-15T19:24:59.533+01:00

I can certainly relate to this! Also, what about the times when you slept poorly the night before and decided you'd try to sleep in a little the next morning, but then the phone rings or there's something wrong with the job sent the night before... All you wanted was that extra hour of sleep!

Very romantic... well done! Ciao from Duilio

2012-02-15T00:45:33.003+01:00

Very romantic... well done!

Ciao from Duilio

Anna, thanks for the suggestion :) I am not sure a...

2012-02-14T14:34:37.294+01:00

Anna, thanks for the suggestion :)
I am not sure about a whole book, but it would make a great chapter.

Spanish speakers: there is a very active Facebook group called languagelovers which help single translators meet up. http://www.facebook.com/groups/317997404906448/

Yes, please do!

2012-02-14T14:20:27.365+01:00

Yes, please do!

Please write an "Illustrated Guide to Flirtin...

2012-02-14T11:58:21.505+01:00

Please write an "Illustrated Guide to Flirting with Translators"

Mox, tonight I am having dinner with a (girl)frien...

2012-02-14T11:49:18.864+01:00

Mox, tonight I am having dinner with a (girl)friend at a fancy restaurant. May I use your lines or are they copyrighted?

Happy translation.. Das ist gut! :-)

2012-02-14T09:39:37.493+01:00

Happy translation.. Das ist gut! :-)

I couldn't agree more with the second panel. T...

2012-02-14T09:24:25.101+01:00

I couldn't agree more with the second panel. Translation can be beautiful, even if you translate contracts or user manuals.

If only I had a Mox in my life :) Happy translati...

2012-02-14T09:20:34.256+01:00

If only I had a Mox in my life :)

Happy translation, dear colleagues

I find the same thing, when I've managed a few...

2012-02-13T17:10:32.314+01:00

I find the same thing, when I've managed a few products for a customer, I tend to be drawn to their products on shelves. You definitely start to feel very involved after a while!

Great blog, much enjoy reading it.

Isn't the question rather whether you informed...

2012-02-12T13:14:44.222+01:00

Isn't the question rather whether you informed that agency that due to inflation you will instead raise your rates by 1 cent every other year, starting in a month/week/next New Year's? (for me roughly 8-9% -or nearest half a cent- every 3 years does the trick)

That's real world unilateralism for them:)

good point

2012-02-11T10:12:24.996+01:00

good point

Doesn't work for those of us who translate tex...

2012-02-10T18:30:54.113+01:00

Doesn't work for those of us who translate texts that contain the words Western Union. Or who occasionally use the service.

Great!

2012-02-10T10:07:34.935+01:00

Great!

LOL I just set up a rule on my gmail account. If ...

2012-02-10T10:01:44.213+01:00

LOL

I just set up a rule on my gmail account. If the content of the received message contains "Western Union", reply with an email with a link to this cartoon and then move to spam.

This John Smith also keeps emailing me. I often re...

2012-02-10T09:56:48.355+01:00

This John Smith also keeps emailing me. I often reply to him. e.g. "Please look for a real job", or "I forwared this to the Interpol". I wonder how much money this kind of scammers make.

At least there is a discount on Crados in December...

2012-02-09T15:50:15.073+01:00

At least there is a discount on Crados in December :P

Got it the wrong way first. It's hilarious ;)

2012-02-08T21:14:46.242+01:00

Got it the wrong way first. It's hilarious ;)

2012-02-08T16:02:05.067+01:00

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Very nice, thanks! Here's another take from a ...

2012-02-08T10:42:41.355+01:00

Very nice, thanks! Here's another take from a graphic designer's point of view: http://ninni.sarjakuvablogit.com/2012/01/04/asiakkaan-logiikka-osa-i-clients-logic-part-i/

Such a great post.We were not mearly translating <...

2012-02-08T10:36:36.698+01:00

Such a great post.We were not mearly translating Russian translation to English translation and the likes,but as well as interpreting translators to characters.This is cool.

Thanks for the laugh, Alejandro. I saw this in re...

2012-02-07T19:11:27.715+01:00

Thanks for the laugh, Alejandro.
I saw this in real life only this morning. I received an email from an agency - sent to all its translators - asking us to lower our rates to €0.06/word. (OK, so the unilaterally requiring bit was reworded). The question is, what sort of translators are they going to get left with?

Excellent! You're a genius Alejandro :)

2012-02-07T18:28:17.428+01:00

Excellent! You're a genius Alejandro :)

Mox/Alejandro, you should write a book called &quo...

2012-02-07T13:12:04.780+01:00

Mox/Alejandro, you should write a book called "Welcome to the real world", targeted to recent graduate translators. It would open their eyes to real practices and as a consequence would help the translation community as a whole.