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Off topic: Misadventures of a young translator (new comic strip / blog featuring translator 'Mox') Thread poster: Alejandro Moreno-Ramos
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Dear colleagues,
I would like to share with you my new comic strip. It tells the misadventures of a young translator called Mox. Two PhDs, six languages... and he hardly earns the minimum wage.
Almost all "adventures" are based on mistakes I made over the last decade. The result is a strip full of clichés. However, I hope you will enjoy it.
You may fi... See more Dear colleagues,
I would like to share with you my new comic strip. It tells the misadventures of a young translator called Mox. Two PhDs, six languages... and he hardly earns the minimum wage.
Almost all "adventures" are based on mistakes I made over the last decade. The result is a strip full of clichés. However, I hope you will enjoy it.
You may find the strip at:
http://mox.ingenierotraductor.com
Constructive criticism is welcome!
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| Gone through with some and they are really good! | May 1, 2009 |
Nice, Keep it up!
PS
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| very very nice | May 1, 2009 |
I like it
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Niraja Nanjundan (X) 
Local time: 00:59
German to English
| Very original | May 1, 2009 |
Congrats - the most original translator blog I've seen so far!
All the best to Mox and to you
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theda
Vietnam
Local time: 02:29
German to French
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Very funny, I especially loved the "Free Time" one.
I showed it to my roommate and now she understands it is not just me being weird but it is part of being a translator!
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Very, very funny!!!
May I show it to my friends?
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| Thoroughly enjoyed it. | May 1, 2009 |
Thanks
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Daniela Koleva
Netherlands
Local time: 21:29
English to Bulgarian
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| Fresh and entertaining!!! | May 1, 2009 |
These strips are so funny and so true...
I see myself on some of them
Great idea!
And looking forward to Mox's new adventures
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Thank you everybody for your nice words. I'm very pleased to learn that many of you enjoy the strip.
There will be more (mis)adventures soon: Will Mox learn how to raise his rates? Does he use CAT tools? Will he create a blog?
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| Added to my favorites! | May 1, 2009 |
I really like it too!
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Lingua 5B
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 21:29
English to French
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I see it as the illustrative satire of modern translator's freelancing life. I think everyone on here can relate to these.
Are you the author of both the text and the drawings?
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| Great, thanks! | May 1, 2009 |
> Will Mox learn how to raise his rates? Does he use CAT tools? Will he create a blog?
Will Mox mutate due to never leaving the screen (let alone the house)? Big head and bottom, three arms / thirty fingers, no legs?
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Nice! I'll cover it in the next newsletter if you want...
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NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 15:29
French to English
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Moderator of this forum
Thank you for this comical comic.
Nancy
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| ¡Gracias a todos! | May 1, 2009 |
Sonja, nice plot for future strips...
Lingua 5B, I'm the author of both the text and the drawings. However, the characters are so fat that they require quite a lot of ink and time to draw, I wonder if I could outsource that task
Henry, thanks a lot for your offer. I like the idea
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