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Christine Andersen Denmark Local time: 16:46 Member (2003) Danish to English + ...
Strange blind spot
May 15, 2014
Nicole Schnell wrote: .....
1.) This was pretty much the entire text. Except address and greeting.
2.) The translator does not mention at all which source or target languages he is talking about.
3.) Which makes this one the most puzzling application I have ever received.
I admit I have been guilty of it myself, don't ask why.
But it is quite amazing how carefully you have to look at some people's profiles, websites etc. before they actually reveal which languages they translate from and into.
It came to my attention early in my career - someone from a medium-sized firm found me in the local phone book, which had the bare essentials, just the free entry. It did not mention languages unless you edited the entry and paid.
He wanted translations into a handful of languages and fast. He was quite amazed when I said I only translate into English and needed a day or two for that.
'But it says in the phone book you're a translator?! I thought translators could do this kind of job...' I recommended my favourite agency, but I don't know whether he followed it up. _____________________________
Clients can sometimes be forgiven if they know more about their own business than ours, but before we get to the reliable and meticulous, cultural knowledge, subject specialisms and all that... we should just mention which source and target we work with.
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