What Exactly Is a Technical Freelance Translator?
by Jost Zetzsche I was asked some time back to write a book chapter about freelance translators and translation technology. Not surprisingly, I started…
Arugula鈥擱ehashed: The Mean Streets of Culinary Translation
After 35 years as a translator, these two things I know: we translators love words, and we love a good meal. The more exotic…
My Business Is Better Because I Have E&O
I had heard many people say Errors and Omissions (E&O) policies were not necessary for translators. I went along with that鈥 until a direct…
(Not-so) Quick No-Nonsense QA/QC for Legal Translation
Reblogged from the听Gostalks blog, with permission This is to give you some pointers as to what and how to check for, hence a sort…
The Bots Are Coming!听Automated and AI-Driven Programs for Business
Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are all the rage these days, and for good reason. The technology behind once too-good-to-be-true tools like facial recognition…
My Personal Style Guide for the ATA Translation Exam into Spanish
Reblogged from Gaucha Translations blog, with permission by the author Based on the comments from a failed exam. I am writing this to help…
Book review: The Subversive Copyeditor
I first became aware of the work Carol Fisher Saller does when she spoke at the American Copy Editors Society conference in Portland, Oregon,…
Inbox Zero: Forever in pursuit of 鈥淣o new mail!鈥
There is nothing more satisfying than seeing those three little words: 鈥淣o new mail!鈥 My Gmail app announces, 鈥淵ou鈥檙e all done!鈥, and I especially…
How to identify and avoid translation scammers
It is an unfortunate truth that translation scammers abound. Many of us receive dozens of emails per week that qualify as translation scams鈥 some…
Fidelity In Translation
Reblogged from Dragon Translate blog, with permission from the author (incl. the images) Faithfulness or fidelity has been a measure by which a translator鈥檚…
From the President: Continuity and Renewal within ATA
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay ATA has many strengths鈥攊ncluding every one of our 10,500 members鈥攁nd one of our greatest is certainly…
Attending ATA59: An Investment in Your Professional Future
From the President-Elect Ted R. Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net Planning for ATA鈥檚 59th Annual Conference鈥擮ctober 24鈥27, 2018, in New Orleans鈥攊s well underway, so now is the…