TRANSLATION: Corinne McKay has published a concise blogpost „How to be a better proofreader“. All the six rules are inspiring but the second one really hits the mark, I think: „Proofread in a different format than the original.“ Tim Parks has written a great article on the role of American literature in Europe and the proper […]
TRANSLATION: – An interesting blogpost (at „Unprofessional Translation“) on the necessity of having a language academy includes a joke which seems very topical to me these days: "A Frenchman and an Englishman are each looking for a word in the dictionaries of their respective languages. Neither of them finds it. “Mon Dieu, what a pity,” laments the Frenchman. “I can’t use […]
TRANSLATION: – would you read Dickens translated into the language of the British street? Now you can. – the prize-winning translator John E. Woods says translation is „dangerous and it should not be allowed“ – and he is right. Translation can be definitely dangerous for your mind. neviditelny text INSPIRATION: – the philospher Philip Kitcher published an […]
TRANSLATION: Tranfree 70 is available online, the topic being resisting the rates erosion: (via @translatortips); finally: publishers want a universal e-book format; an online archive is collecting English accents to help academics and actors (via @KaterinaAt & @Transenter); an interesting article on the localisation industry, specifically where supply does not meet demand: (via @sarahdillon); neviditelny text […]
TRANSLATION: – „I believe that serious professional translators, often in private, think of themselves as writers,“ says the American translator Edith Grossman in the book Why Translation Matters based on her lectures; – the University of Tampere in Finland is offering a free e-book about translation agencies (via @fidusinterpres); – the Bulgarian translator Anzelina Penceva has […]
