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
When the client complains that the Hungarian translation looks too different compared to the Polish one
Greeks are loud and interrupt each other often. The reason for that is the Greek grammar and syntax
Establishing the freelance translation work you do not want to do, and standing by your decision
When I’m terribly offended by a correction from a reviewer only to discover that they were right
Η διαδικαστικοποίηση ως διδακτικός σκοπός για την κατάρτιση επαγγελματιών μεταφραστών
European Multilingual Blogging Day 2013 – The Native Speaker Principle (in German)
One More Unexpected But Welcome Benefit Of Being Bilingual Or Multilingual
When a client complains that a back-translation is not suitable for publication
When a translator takes on a horrible job that everyone else has turned down
10 ways for translation clients to become their translators’ favorite customer
How to Improve Your English Accent: The Rules of Romancing a Language
ATA Science & Technology Division: ATA54 Division Meeting Minutes
There is no such thing as “a temporary price reduction, for this job only”
When someone tries to change a grammatical form I know is correct
Disrupting the perceived order of things can be a very good thing
Research techniques for translators – Corpora and parallel texts
Huh? Scientists find a version in each of 10 languages studied
54th Annual American Translators Association Conference
Language and words in the news – 15th November, 2013
Proofreading, editing, revising: What’s the difference?
11 ways to translate your way into your clients’ hearts
Translation tool interoperability: your input needed!
14 Common Words That Didn’t Exist 20 Years Ago
Review: Linguist article on community translation
Recommended Reading: White House Interpreter
Wikitongues: documenting the world’s languages
DevHour 2013 Presentation on game localization
Translator Strategies For Dealing With PEMT
Getting the Most from your Translation Budget
Multilingualism: Bringing up baby bilingual
A few thoughts, tips and tidbits on translation
ALTA Annual Conference: A Rookie’s View
Interpreting: Two Quick Memory Exercises
Weekly Tips for Translators (Oct. 11-14)
How Many Words in Your Vocabulary?
6 Tips For New Translation Students
The Historical Thesaurus of English
Is banning slang counterproductive?
Resources and books for translators
Recent Articles from The Linguist
Time to meet some translators
Spotlight on Pablo Strauss
Translator associations
My simultaneous kit
November Linkfest
ATA54 wrapup
Freelancing, Blogging, Writing
15 Copy Editing Tips That Can Transform Your Content into Persuasive and Shareable Works of Art
3 words to avoid in freelance marketing
Twitter Hashtags for Freelance Writers
How to Craft the Perfect Home Office
Demand-ing Writing Quality
Google N-gram Viewer
Social media, Marketing, Business, Networking, Web Design
The Complete Social Media Dictionary; Social Media Glossary of Terms
Network Better as an Introvert with a “Socialization Quota”
Why marketing is so important for freelancers (in German)
Find Your Voice – Quick Tips on public speaking
10 old letter-writing tips that work for emails
3 Steps To Master Lead Generation On LinkedIn
Marketing Pills: Rethinking customer service
20 Tips for Producing Way Better Webinars
The Talk that No one Hears
Miscellaneous
A Great, Concise Example of How to Ask for a Coffee Meeting
From Dickens to Perry: The art of speaking eloquently
10 Novels That Will Scare The Hell Out Of You
The earliest known photos of 12 major US cities
9 Books to Drop Everything and Read
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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