Translation Favorites (Feb 19-25)
Every week we share on Twitter many interesting blog posts and online articles on translation, interpreting, language, as well as freelancing, blogging, business and social media. If you missed any of the great content we shared last week, here is your chance to catch up.
The content is listed in categories based on the topic, so just scroll down to find your favorite and enjoy reading! You can read the Weekly Favorites from previous weeks here.
If you read any fabulous posts that we missed, let us know in the Comments section or email us at info@linguagreca.com so we can add your links to next week’s list.
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
The Relationship Between Productivity and Effective Use of Translation Technology
Paying translators – let’s stop tearing out our hair and just fix the system!
How to Keep the Debate on Translation Pricing From Going Full Retard
11 Product Names That Mean Unfortunate Things in Other Languages
Macro/Micro: How the Occupy movement affects language business
Slight mistranslations can cause big problems on foreign exchanges
The Etiology and Elaboration of a Flagrant Mistranslation
Balancing client confidentiality and applying for work
20* Questions: How Do I Become a Literary Translator?
25 Handy Words That Simply Don’t Exist In English
What a passion! A small note on translating slang
Travailler pendant les vacances (de vos enfants)
What did he say? Mistranslations in the court
The Amazing Blind Interpreter: Jamey Cook
The Decline and Fall of a Translator’s Brain
10 tips for proofreading marketing content
European Directive on Court Interpreting
How I Learned a Language in 90 Days
Translation Blog Picks 15 July 2012!
It’s cruel not to teach children grammar
Trouver des clients directs sur un salon
Lies, damned lies and CSA data baiting
This Week’s Language Blog Roundup
Hacking Trados Freelance Languages
Marketing campaign mistranslations
Is Language Really a Computation?
Reporting from Poznan – Part 2
How (not) to contact an agency
20 Evocative French Words
Once upon a Time English
Linguistics: The magazine
On Tense Translations
Dear English
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
10 Time and Space-Wasting Widgets to Delete From Your Blog Today
Why I Connect with Other Freelancers and Why You Should Too
Beginners Guide to WordPress: WordPress 101
Five Ways to Get Your Editor to Kill You
21 Freelancing Social Media Faux Pas
10 Reasons Why You Need A Blog
The 4 iconic types of freelancers
Your Payment Terms
Fight or Flight
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
Online Reputation Management: Making Social Media Work For You
What Do Colours Say About Your Business? [Infographic]
Traducteurs: 5 raisons de craquer pour Twitter
Sun Tsu: The Art Of War… And Business!
21 Interesting Myths about SEO
Miscellaneous
What do Your Clothing Colors Say About Your Personality?
15 Behind The Scenes Photos From Your Favorite Movies
Are you making one of these 7 Procrastination Errors?
10 Simple Ways to Increase Your Brain Power
Warning: You Have Entered the Burnout Zone
A Simple Strategy for Neutralizing Stress
8 Low-Calorie Cocktails for Summer
At Last, Good News for Multitaskers
About the author
Catherine Christaki has been a full-time English-Greek translator since 2001 and co-owner of Lingua Greca Translations since 2012. She specializes in Information Technology, Medical, and Technical texts and loves writing for the Adventures in Technical Translation blog. She regularly shares her experience and insight on social media and blogging for translators, giving interviews and presenting at conferences. Connect with her on Twitter @LinguaGreca.
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Thank-you, Catherine. So much good reading there! How do you find any time for translating? ☺
The Weekly Favorites are my Sunday break 🙂 Thanks for stopping by Gintautas!