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[quote]John Rawlins wrote:
Average London salaries for both sexes were 30,212 pounds (37,552 euros).
Source: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
The UK national average for salaried employees is frequently quoted but depending on the source lies anywhere between GBP18000 and GBP24000. There are any number of factors that affect the
[quote]Charlie Bavington wrote:
For any employer to employ you, you need to demonstrate to them what you will give them that they can't get elsewhere, and hassle-free (you may be a genius
[quote]Tomás Cano Binder wrote:
I am curious: How many of you had a CompuServe account before an Internet account? [/quote]
Hi Tomas and all
I'm still with CompuServe as my e-addre
Seems that in many respects, except its own self-perception, Lionbridge is a risk management company rather than a translation outfit. Shifting the risk further and further down the su
[quote]Diarmuid Kennan wrote:
Me too, but I recently moved from Copenhagen to Dublin and cycling in this city is a completely different experience. Dangerous! [/quote]
...but I just
...and although I'm not a competitive rider I think everyone should find an excuse to take part in a Madison some time in their lives...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_ sport
... anyone coming runner-up to a Uruguayan will instantly be accused of throwing the final just so that the world can listen to a proper national hymn :)
At the other end of the scale -
/rant
Somewhere out there an academic is earning a pension by logic-chopping her way to an argument that "proves" that an increasingly sedentary way of working in the west (e.g. one
[quote]Sell translation and make as much profit as you can? Who would be fired at the end of the day...? [/quote]
... just about any PM you could mention (sorry PMs I couldn't help myse
Salut Mathieu
I agree it's difficult to cut down on online research, but there are all those stored e-mails, online backups, flickr/photo storage (not always work related admittedly
...if the environmental impact of server farms is a concern.
"Server farms require energy to operate all that electronic equipment, and gobs more to keep the equipment cool. A typical d
At risk of going off-topic, can anyone explain the benefit of the Friday 5pm deadline? There may be the odd percentage of clients/cases that will actually need a text over the weekend but
... we all like to bust an inflated ego, so here's an article that might help. What the quacks don't realise is that the "slang" also applies to them!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/
There's an increasing emphasis in education advertising in the UK this year on vocational training, seemingly in reaction to the explosion in degree courses (from alpha to omega) that
...thanks. My problem was how/whether the context check picks up e.g. inflections. I can't work out how systematic it is but for 100% identical words it's fine.
DB
Hi all
A context search (Ctrl+Alt+C) gives you instances of your highlighted term from the source text in the TM. Is there a key combination that searches for a highlighted term in the
Drifting a bit around the topic, but prompted by comments above, my bank (highly visible on all Hiigh Streets, Spanish-owned, former "habitual" building society) receives Euro transfers fo
Bank info is surely not required until you submit your first invoice and in any case, does nothing to establish or reinforce one's bona fides.
BTW I've sometimes wondered why so many Ge
(to add to özden's comment) You know, it's like being stopped in the Amazons by a stranger who asks, "Hey, do you know a place somewhere around here where I can get some fresh air in the
...or just plain masochistic?
Being an England fan veers between extremes - and a translator's life is just one big metaphor for cricket, hence my choice.
Good poll!
DB
...ist er zwar nicht, aber der Tungsten T3 (super preiswert heutzutage auf e-bay) und Sony Ericsson T68i mit "pay as you go/GPRS" über Bluetooth arbeiten für mich einwandfrei jetzt seit
Although BT/Yahoo is working OK for us in general this comment from Charlie above:
"...I recently decided to switch to a homehub which is the single worst piece of consumer equipment in
A sketchy and slightly Eurocentric piece tonight about the dearth of interpreters coming through the ranks in the UK; apparently you're all reaching retirement age (not that I believe it
... e.g. "If I receive files by 5pm Monday then I will deliver by ..."
It's not merely a safety measure, but also shows that we're thinking about the business aspects of the job as well
...having recently done the same thing and today just banked the first pay cheque I can testify to some significant benefits in the odd spell away from freelancing.
And there are so many
...I'm a right hander and periodically I switch my mouse to the left, then perodically back to the right, just to even up the wear on the old joints, tendons etc.
It's remarkable how you
Anyone remember mastering Kermit modem protocols on an IBM AT, and the like to upload texts to agencies? Research often involved visiting bricks-and-mortar libraries, and preparing text on
I'm not sure what the linguistic term is for the phenomenon whereby a word conveys some essential aspect of the thing through the word's sound. Both English and German have words for these
Perhaps it doesn't matter but my three would be:
Serge Gainsbourg
Primo Levi
Franz Marc
Just to see how three big personalities manage to channel all that ego into doing upliftin
Here in front of me now I have a cooker manual littered with dense jargon and unintentionally hilarious gibberish. After eight pages, ostensibly in English, comes (drum roll...)
"Specia
I feel I can generalize about Ryanair and say that my worst flight was with that worst of all possible airlines.
My two best flights were with British Airways but I doubt if that makes<
mine tends to ebb and flow somewhat, but recent additions include Miller's Crossing and Das Leben der Anderen.
Also featuring:
Broadway Danny Rose
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
Ben Hur
Hi Joanne
I can recommend my (Sterling) small business account with the Abbey which charges no fee for receiving foreign transfers; their exchange rates are highly reasonable too. You
[quote]megane_wang wrote:
2. My relationships with my customers are confidential
[/quote]
Thanks for pointing this one out Ruth - a near-hidden gem of a reason not to "refer"
You might have seen this on the wires - nothing very controversial.
Translation Errors Cause Lost Revenue in 80 Percent of Global Firms
Product launches delayed due to communication
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