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Thread poster: bergazy
bergazy
bergazy  Identity Verified
Croatia
Local time: 01:00
Croatian to Italian
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Oct 22, 2003

Or Champion of The Month

1.http://www.proz.com/job/44742

"40 pages at 5.00 USD per page [ TOTAL: 200.00 USD ]
Further payment details: payment via paypal or by check "

Bravo!
 
Ralf Lemster
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Germany
Local time: 01:00
English to German
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Suggested reading Oct 22, 2003

accurapid.com/journal/26pricing.htm
 
DGK T-I
DGK T-I  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:00
Georgian to English
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Excellent :-) Oct 22, 2003

Ralf Lemster wrote:

accurapid.com/journal/26pricing.htm
 
Kemal Mustajbegovic
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Local time: 07:00
English to Croatian
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How about this one!? Oct 22, 2003

http://www.proz.com/job/44348

Regards!

P.S. Ralf, you vetted this one.

[Edited at 2003-10-22 14:42]
 
Melina Kajander
Melina Kajander
Finland
English to Finnish
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If only... Oct 22, 2003

such prices would be the norm..."6.00 USD per word"!! (see the link in Kemal's comment above)
Alas, must be a mistake, of course...
 
Bianca Adriaensen
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Local time: 01:00
English to Dutch
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Could be worse Oct 22, 2003

Heli Kajander wrote:

such prices would be the norm..."6.00 USD per word"!!


I've had job offers for........2.50 EUR per page! No images, font size 8, highly technical, counted 623 on the index page, never even bothered to take a glance at the second....
 


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