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What makes a good, successful and happy translator: PART 1

Tags: advice, career, computers, Google, Google translate, language learning, networking, omegat, open source|

First part of a set on how to be a good, successful and happy translator. In this part, I will tell you what makes a good translator and how you can improve. Part two is coming next week.

The Ethics of Proofreading

Tags: agencies, ethics, Google translate, proofreading|

A discussion of the problem of the over-zealous proofreader and why this often backfires, whereas honesty and fairness pays. This is summarised in a set of ethical guidelines for proofreaders.

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