Revisiting the “Poverty Cult” 20 Years On
A fork in the road for the translation and interpreting profession in 1996 led to a change in the dynamics in the translation world. Its effects are felt to this day.
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Roads Less Taken: Beyond the “UN6”
I’m a firm believer that any language can rise to any occasion—it only takes the genius of an author, or a translator, to make this magic occur.
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The Mother-Tongue Principle: Hit or Myth?
It’s difficult to espouse the “mother-tongue principle” if it’s not at all clear what a “native speaker” or a “mother tongue” actually is.
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How to Spice Up Your Translation
It’s our job to find a balance between using the source text and still producing an original, well-written translation.
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Read MoreTreasurer's Report for the 2014–2015 Fiscal Year
Ted Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net We are making progress on improving our financial situation, but we still have far to go. Our overall financial performance in FY2014–151 (fiscal year…
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The following people have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: English into Chinese Xiaoxiao Huang New York, NY Chaowei Zhu Winston-Salem, NC English into German…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor Beyond Post-Editing: Advances in Interactive Translation Environments Interesting article! I would just like to make a clarification. CasmaCat has been…
Read MoreIndustrial Property; Being a Successful Interpreter
Industrial Property—Propriété industrielle Dictionnaire juridique bilingue Reviewed by: Bruce D. Popp Author: David Brunand Publisher: Éditions DHBO Publication date: 2014 Number of Pages: 242…
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Hiding in Plain Sight: Analytics Features in LinkedIn and Twitter
You’ve probably heard the old adage “Know thy audience.” Both LinkedIn and Twitter now provide a number of easy-to-use but powerful analytics functions that…
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Five Essential Coping Tactics
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” —William Arthur Ward, writer Upon setting sail…
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On Passing the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination
In February 2014, I wrote about a subject that I had hoped I would not have to address: the experience of not passing the…
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