Translation favorites (Aug 27-Sep 2)
Weekly series of posts based on our favorite tweeted content over the past week. Topics: translation, languages, freelancing, writing, social media and business.
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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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Translation favorites (Aug 20-26)
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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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Translation favorites (Aug 13-19)
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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.
Translation favorites (Aug 6-12)
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Do we respect our own languages? Part 4 (Spanish)
In parts two and three, we saw how younger native speakers of German don’t seem to have as much respect for their language given the contemporary influences of English, whereas the French remain relatively proud of their tongue. What about Spanish?
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