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
Wrong Flags, Unpronounceable Names & Backwards Letters: The Olympics & Cultural Sensitivity
Negotiating a contract with client who doesn’t know what we do, or the culture of its counterpart
Is Price per Word Too Simple and Unfair Pricing Model for Translations?
Cool Infographics About the Multilingual & Multicultural Internet
Checklists for Translators – Is It a Good Idea Or Just More Fluff?
Free online tutorials for English translation from Birbeck College
US Translators and UK English Requests – Accept or Refuse?
I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why.
The risks of using asterisks in place of swearwords
Canadian radio show discusses court interpreting
Converting SDLXLIFF into Word or Excel File
6 Mistranslations That Changed The World
Essential Software: TranslationOffice 3000
Translation and localization in a nutshell
Word Soup: The Ancient Greek Games
Great Expectations and Funny Stories
This Week’s Language Blog Roundup
Should I Become an Agency?
25 German Loanwords
Faking it
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
The Dollars And Sense Of Freelancing Financials
Should You Ever Turn Freelancing Work Down?
How To Deal with Trolls and Rude Comments
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
How to Get Your Clients to Stop Comparing Rates
16 Creative Ways to Use Twitter for Business
5 Twitter Tools to Enhance Your Marketing
Miscellaneous
The Most Common Causes of Preventable Suffering (and Their Simple Solutions)
19 Awesome Ideas for Keeping Kids Busy Over the Holidays
7 Simple Ways to Lower Your Stress in 15 Minutes or Less
How to Make the Most of a Small Office Space
Funny product packaging/instructions
10 Hotels Made With Weird Things
Did You Know You’re a Genius?
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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