Using Social Media to Boost your Client List
According to a 2011 study by Jobvite, some 73% of 18-34 year olds found their most recent job through a social network.
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Benefits of Learning a Language
Language is the key to communication. Being able to speak or understand another language can create many opportunities for you in life.
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4 Supplemental Greek Language Learning Websites
Whether you are currently enrolled in a college language course or are simply taking private lessons, there are several websites that offer free help to those studying a new language.
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4 Courses All Translators Should but May Not Think to Take
Whether you are just starting out or have been at it for years, the act of translation is a complicated procedure, and it is absolutely imperative that you are on top of your game at all times.
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The Importance of Networking For Translators
To be recognised in a field that is potentially open to any fluently bilingual person, you have to go the extra mile in order to get ahead. This is when networking becomes a translator’s best friend as the possibilities it opens up are indeed, endless.
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10 Sure-Fire Tips To Improve Your Copywriting Skills & Increase Conversion
No matter how great a copywriter you are, there’s always room for improvement. Ready to take your skills to the next level?
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Don’t Let Your Marketing Message Get Lost in Business Translation
One of the most challenging aspects of business translation is communicating a marketing message in a different language.
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The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax—or, the myth that translation is no substitute for the original
It is a well-known fact that a translation is no substitute for the original. It is also perfectly obvious that this is wrong.
This is how David Bellos begins chapter four of Is That a Fish in Your Ear? a sprightly, yet insightful book that covers everything from debunking the Great Eskimo vocabulary hoax to the myth of literal translation, all while intermingling jokes about Stalin’s bodyguard and the hollow applause of a century of critics who “praise a translation to the skies” when it sounds like it has been written in English.
