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common errors of new translators

"This article is a share contribution of  ten or more years experience translators to their less experienced colleagues". Mrs N.G Translating is a creative action, a painstaking operation requiring a sharp ear and a feeling for language. On the other hand, translating is also a craft, and of course there are tips and rules of thumb one can pass on to new translators, and practical problems to discuss. It is obvious that a new translator must be very well acquainted with the source language, in both its written and spoken forms. It is no good simply looking words up in a dictionary; just as important as the dictionary meanings of words are their usage and frequency in the everyday language, and the way they are incorporated into the context. The question of interpretation is paramount for new translators. As important as understanding what the text is actually saying is to inquire about what the text is not telling. The novice translator might be impelled to go beyon...
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Future opportunities for free lance translators.,.

Across the world, freelancing is growing. The new reality of global economic uncertainty has created different ways of working, with many individuals forced out of traditional fulltime roles and into freelance positions out of necessity.  However, many people have also opted to work freelance voluntarily, in pursuit of the financial and lifestyle benefits that freelancing can provide.  As freelancing becomes more established as a career path – so much so that the term “independent workforce” is now becoming an established phrase to describe the world’s freelance community – more and more workers are seeing the benefits of leaving traditional fulltime employment behind.  Translators were in many respects some of the early pioneers of freelance working. The nature of their work is ideally suited to a freelance lifestyle, particularly in relation to the freedom of location that freelancing can incorporate.  Professional translation  often includes the ebbs a...
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