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| KudoZ | About KudoZ users : threads opened but never closed… | @Laurent | [quote]Laurent DI RAIMONDO wrote:
Those KudoZ
users always take but never give...
I find this
behavior particularly disrespectful towards
respondents... [/quote]
It's not. Some
c | Samuel Murray | 12:13 | | ProZ.com technical support | How to attach CV in Blue Board applications ? | @Philippe | [quote]PHILIPPE GOUAY wrote:
Is it possible to
attach a CV in a Blue Board application? I'm
talking about Blue Board applications, not job
quotes. [/quote]
I have never heard of Blue | Samuel Murray | Mar 4 | | Translation news | Wanted: Black women English to Dutch translators | @Chris | [quote]Chris S wrote:
This is an easy target for
outraged boomers, but is it so very different to
arguing that only trained engineers can translate
engineering texts? [/quote]
More lik | Samuel Murray | Mar 2 | | Scams | Non - registered proZ users | @Macrina | [quote]Macrina Barsoum wrote:
1) The name is a
very generic name (Joe Smith)
2) The IP address
check out at Vienna, Europe
3) The email is a
free email (gmail). Also the handle doesn't | Samuel Murray | Mar 2 | | Translation news | Wanted: Black women English to Dutch translators | @Tom | [quote]Tom in London wrote:
I find that title
offensive - to everyone. [/quote]
I think the
author of that title was being sarcastic.
For
those who didn't bother reading the article | Samuel Murray | Mar 1 | | Translation news | Wanted: Black women English to Dutch translators | My title should summarize my main point | In
[url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/02/28/doet-afk
omst-ertoe-bij-een-goede-vertaler-a4033600]this
newspaper article[/url], they asked translators
whether it matters that the transl | Samuel Murray | Mar 1 | | OmegaT support | HELP cannot enter glossary term | Re: Notepad | [quote]esperantisto wrote:
[quote]Samuel Murray
wrote:
…It will then open that file in a text
editor (in Windows, it's usually
Notepad).…[/quote]
Once again: it preferably
shoul | Samuel Murray | Mar 1 | | Money matters | International payment came through 6% down, how best to avoid this in the future? | @David | [quote]David Jones wrote:
Anyway I was just
curious about what tricks of the trade people
could recommend for avoiding such gaffs in the
future? [/quote]
If the client had paid via
| Samuel Murray | Feb 28 | | OmegaT support | HELP cannot enter glossary term | @Annelie | [quote]Nell75 wrote:
Almost every time I mark a
word and click on add to glossary, the program
stops responding and I have to do a forced restart
of the computer! [/quote]
This is not | Samuel Murray | Feb 28 | | Marketing for translators | Proz Signature ? | @Catherine | [quote]Catherine Meunier wrote:
Is it possible to
create a clickable Proz icon to put in your
signature (in Gmail for example)? [/quote]
The
way to create the signature depends on the | Samuel Murray | Feb 26 | | Literature / Poetry | Issues with scanned literary text PDF file converting to machine readable literary text Word file | @Wei | [quote]Wei Ralph wrote:
How [can I] obtain clean
machine readable literary text [in] Word [with
correct] format [and/or layout] from [a] scanned
literary text PDF file? [/quote]
You ne | Samuel Murray | Feb 26 | | ProZ.com bugs | Bug: "inclusiveness" of thread not shown in overall thread list | | Hello
That a thread is "inclusive" is visible
here:
https://www.proz.com/forum/reports_to_prozc
om_members-944.html
but not
here:
https://www.proz.com/forum.php
It should
be v | Samuel Murray | Feb 26 | | ProZ.com bugs | Suggestion: do not limit OP's number of posts in inclusive format | | Hello
I understand why people who reply to an
"inclusive" thread are limited to 300 words x 2
posts (to discourage them from responding to any
but the first post), but the original post | Samuel Murray | Feb 26 | | Reports to ProZ.com members | Proz.com Paying Member ? Kudoz Leader ? Contest Winner ? ... Directory shows only "non members" | Curiously | Curiously, today I get the results that the OP
were talking about -- "Results (408): 407 members
| 1 non-members" for the one and "Results (1266):
1265 members | 1 non-members" for the
| Samuel Murray | Feb 26 | | Getting established | How to get into translation work without references | Yes | [quote]Profesora66 wrote:
Is it possible to get
into translation work without references?
[/quote]
Yes, it's no problem. But you have to
put in an effort to impress potential clients. | Samuel Murray | Feb 25 | | Money matters | Payoneer now charges an annual fee | @Katarzyna | [quote]TranslateWithMe wrote:
"...if you did not
complete at least one transaction using your
Payoneer account..."[/quote]
Okay, so unlike
with PayPal, simply logging in isn't enough: | Samuel Murray | Feb 25 | | Reports to ProZ.com members | Proz.com Paying Member ? Kudoz Leader ? Contest Winner ? ... Directory shows only "non members" | When I visit those URLs... | [quote]Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
wrote:
(First URL in post) [/quote]
I get
this:
[quote](Second URL in post) [/quote]
I
get this:
[ProZ.com's forum software doesn't
| Samuel Murray | Feb 25 | | Translation news | At a loss for words... | @Tom | [quote]Tom in London wrote:
"The Italians wish
each other “buon lavoro”—basically “have a
good workday”—though their culture is not
known to be especially work-focused".
Idio | Samuel Murray | Feb 25 | | Translation news | At a loss for words... | Do we truly not say "congrats" in English for anniversaries? | [i]Special occasions are another way in which
pleasantries differ. English-speakers wish each
other a happy birthday, but speakers of many other
languages say “congratulations”, as if | Samuel Murray | Feb 25 | | Money matters | Payoneer now charges an annual fee | @Vladimir | [quote]Vladimir Morozov wrote:
Could you please
provide a link to this change in PayPal's T&C?
[/quote]
It's not PayPal. It's Payoneer. | Samuel Murray | Feb 24 | | Money matters | For future reference what are your rates? | @Rafael | [quote]Rafael Alvarez wrote:
I had this problem
as a language teacher and now as a translator.
Sometimes people ask for your rates at times when
I think is out of context. [/quote]
Jus | Samuel Murray | Feb 24 | | Money matters | Payoneer now charges an annual fee | | For those who don't know yet, Payoneer has changed
its terms of service, and now charge $30 per year
for inactive accounts. If you have insufficient
funds to pay the $30 per year, Payonee | Samuel Murray | Feb 24 | | Money matters | Agency's payment portal requires me to pay yearly | Just got a reply from Payoneer customer service | I just got clarification from Payoneer's customer
service. The $30 annual fee applies regardless of
what kind of an account you have. Even if you do
not have a card, you'll be charged $3 | Samuel Murray | Feb 24 | | Off topic | Pronunciation of "Poulenc" | @Tom | [quote]Tom in London wrote:
Equally annoying is
the use of "disorienting" instead of
"disorientating"... [/quote]
Butterfield's
Fowler (4th edition) says:
[i]disorient,
disorien | Samuel Murray | Feb 23 | | Off topic | Pronunciation of "Poulenc" | @Lincoln | [quote]Lincoln Hui wrote:
While I was in the US I
kept hearing "poo-lenk", which was quite
disorienting. [/quote]
I suppose this may be
partly due to the fact that speakers of language | Samuel Murray | Feb 23 | | Translation Theory and Practice | Further explanation/context when translating organisation name | @Soniatses | [quote]soniatses wrote:
An organisation called
"Open Russia" is mentioned in a long-read article
I'm translating (Russian to English), and I'm
wondering whether I should provide further c | Samuel Murray | Feb 23 | | SDL Trados support | Anyone know what marks are these? ---> Why I can not upload image...? | @Anthony | [quote]Anthony Indra wrote:
I can not upload
image.... [/quote]
Try imgur.com. | Samuel Murray | Feb 23 | | SDL Trados support | How to create project templates | | Hello everyone
How does one create additional
project templates in Trados? If I go File > Setup
> Project Templates, there is the option to edit
the Default template, and I can import | Samuel Murray | Feb 23 | | SDL Trados support | Glossaries in Trados | | Hello
I'm a very occasional user of Trados.
I've always wondered: is it possible to use
glossaries (i.e. terminology recognition) in
Trados without MultiTerm? If so, what is
Multi | Samuel Murray | Feb 23 | | Off topic | Quick question: Notebook or Laptop? | @Lincoln | Two years after this thread we finally got a tool
in our toolkit for this type of query: Google
Ngrams. To prevent non-computer related meanings
from popping up, one can use actual ngrams | Samuel Murray | Feb 23 | | Software applications | AutoHotKey Highlighter Pen Tool | @James | [quote]James Plastow wrote:
I made a simple
highlighter pen tool in AutoHotKey. [/quote]
I
confirm that it works as expected on my
computer.
| Samuel Murray | Feb 22 | | Off topic | Myopic translators | @Lincoln | [quote]Lincoln Hui wrote:
My prescription has
moved maybe a hair in the past 15 years or so.
[/quote]
Little change in the past 5 years for
me. However, I recently got "computer glass | Samuel Murray | Feb 20 | | MemoQ support | Exclude text in a PPTX based on font color or other properties (Want to avoid file prep) | Location of the Trados plugin | [quote]Stepan Konev wrote:
You can use
Sdl.Community.StudioViews.sdlplugin for
that.[/quote]
Thanks. Location:
https://appstore.sdl.com/language/app/studioviews/
1162/
And you must | Samuel Murray | Feb 20 | | Off topic | Movie Titles Lost in Translation | @Lincoln | [quote]Lincoln Hui wrote:
Japan - Under a
Shawshank Sky
Mainland China - Shawshank's
Redemption
Hong Kong - Flying Away on a Dark
Night
Taiwan - Excitement 1995
[/quote]
Sometim | Samuel Murray | Feb 20 | | Wordfast support | How to add or import the previously translated Word files | @Sachiko | [quote]Sachiko Folinsbee wrote:
How can I import
these old files to Wordfast as TM or any other way
to make use of it? [/quote]
You need to "align"
them to create a new TM. How quickl | Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | MemoQ support | Exclude text in a PPTX based on font color or other properties (Want to avoid file prep) | @Adrian | [quote]adrianrff wrote:
These PPTX's will be
bilingual, so each slide contains text in English
and a duplicate text in blue font where the
translation is to be replaced. [/quote]
I do< | Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | German | Disney Dschungelbuch Übersetzung | @Frederik | [quote]Frederik Klingenschmid wrote:
Ist jemand
von euch genügend mit dem Disney's Dschungelbuch
vertraut, um mir eine offzielle Übersetzung für
"Suckeroo" ansagen zu können? [/quote] | Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | Translator resources | New laptop advice | @Adieu | [quote]Adieu wrote:
I, for one, utterly detest
keyboards with number pads. [/quote]
You are
the first person I've met that has that opinion
(-: Most of my CAT tool shortcuts utilize th | Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | Translator resources | New laptop advice | @Kathy | [quote]Kathy Freeman wrote:
The Acer Aspire 5
looks interesting, but before I decide, I'd value
hearing from anyone else who has been through this
process recently. [/quote]
I was unab | Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | Money matters | Agency's payment portal requires me to pay yearly | Well, $30 banking fee is not nothing | [quote]Kay-Viktor Stegemann wrote:
Payoneer is
not bad for international payments. Many agencies
use it and the fees and exchange rates are
actually quite okay, compared with other option | Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | Translators Associations | Gracor Assessment score!!! | @Mohamed | [quote]Mohamed Zidan wrote:
Does anyone have a
clue about this Gracor Assessment score?
[/quote]
Could it be this
one?
https://www.gracor.us/language-assessments
| Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | Off topic | Resuscitation of 20 years old threads is disturbing | @Dan | [quote]Dan Lucas wrote:
Lincoln's implied
argument is sound: shouldn't old threads be
locked? If the answer from ProZ.com is "no", then
he's not breaking any rules by resurrecting old
| Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | Site forums | New trend? | @Lincoln | [quote]Lincoln Hui wrote:
I think I found the
reason why necroposting is frowned upon
here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/
comments/2as5gh/eli5_why_is_a_necro_postposter_a_b | Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | CAT Tools Technical Help | Where can I download Idiom Worldserver Translators Workbench (9.0.1.49)? | @naeunparkw | [quote]naeunparkw wrote:
I am new to the
translation field, and in need of help especially
regarding software. I would be so grateful if
anyone upload a link where I can download Idiom
| Samuel Murray | Feb 19 | | Site forums | Why is there no Delete Post button? | @Hans | [quote]Hans Lenting wrote:
Why is there no Delete
Post button? [/quote]
Because it was Friday and
the guy who programmed the ProZ.com forum wanted
to go home? | Samuel Murray | Feb 18 | | Off topic | mp3 - Winmx | Not the same thing | [quote]Lincoln Hui wrote:
There are new options,
colleagues. Have you ever tried Spotify?
[/quote]
Both Kazaa and WinMX (Windows Music
Exchange) were peer-to-peer file sharing systems. | Samuel Murray | Feb 17 | | Off topic | Resuscitation of 20 years old threads is disturbing | @Angie | [quote]Angie Garbarino wrote:
I wonder if there
is a way to stop this, perhaps by locking the more
obsolete ones? [/quote]
It's a loophole that is
being exploited by members whom I hav | Samuel Murray | Feb 16 | | Translator resources | how to download jarfix on pc? | Can you be more specific? | [quote]Humza Arbi wrote:
How to download jarfix
on PC? [/quote]
There are many programs called
"Jarfix". Please be more specific about which
program this is and what the program is me | Samuel Murray | Feb 16 | | Off topic | Online music/movies | @Lincoln | [quote]Nicolas Coyer (X) wrote:
Does anyone know
any legal online site offering downloadable music
and movies, and [u]available worldwide (especially
in South America)[/u], but not limite | Samuel Murray | Feb 16 | | Off topic | professional jargon | @Annie | [quote]ANNIE TAM wrote:
I received emails from
job requester that need to send CV [and]
certificate. What is that CV stands for?
[/quote]
In the rest of the world, a résumé
is ca | Samuel Murray | Feb 15 | Translation industry discussion forumsOpen discussion on topics related to translation, interpreting and localization | Anycount & Translation Office 3000 | Translation Office 3000
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