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Newbie = prone to being scammed?
Thread poster: Beatriz Rodriguez
DLyons
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History of Holywood. May 27, 2016

Firstly, your ES->EN TT is far, far better than my corresponding EN->ES text would be! Consequently, I only work into EN.

If a client were trying to find fault, there are a few things in your TT they might pick up on. And working under deadline pressure there's less time to revise and polish.

Often, non-technical texts benefit from a quite free translation style.
 
Sheila Wilson
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I was thinking the same May 27, 2016

DLyons wrote:
Firstly, your ES->EN TT is far, far better than my corresponding EN->ES text would be! Consequently, I only work into EN.

Except that my Spanish isn't even good enough to be used as a source language yet (if ever, at my age).

If a client were trying to find fault, there are a few things in your TT they might pick up on. And working under deadline pressure there's less time to revise and polish.

Your English is very good Beatriz, and if you were working in a rare pair you'd no doubt be in real demand to work into English. However, I suspect there are more professional (and wannabe) translators in the ES>EN pair than in any other. It follows that you risk watering down your "expert" message by offering what others could do better.
 
Beatriz Rodriguez
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Thank you May 27, 2016

I apologize for wasting anyone's time, but I'm still enormously grateful for your feedback.
 
DLyons
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You're not wasting anyone's time. May 27, 2016

Beatriz Rodriguez wrote:

I apologize for wasting anyone's time, but I'm still enormously grateful for your feedback.


I didn't find it easy to write what I did and I'm glad you read it, as it was intended, in a positive way.
 
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