Run out of things to read? There’s a new book in town: “The African Svelte: Ingenious Misspellings that Make Surprising Sense” by Daniel Menaker. A seasoned author and editor himself, Menaker has spent many years collecting spelling errors that—while remaining errors—follow their own fascinating logic. The people who make these types of errors are usually those… Weiterlesen Book Review: The African Svelte by Daniel Menaker
Even if you think you have read enough style manuals to last you a lifetime, you should give this one a try. Good writing is worth reading about. Steven Pinker is no unknown and definitely does not need me to recommend his book. He’s a household name in linguistics and cognitive science—in part because he is… Weiterlesen Book Review: The Sense of Style
Introducing Rosa, our new(ish) dog Last year, we welcomed a young dog called Rosa into our home. We’ve been getting to know each other and are slowly learning how to live together. What that boils down to is creating trust, learning to speak the dog language and reinforcing desirable behavior. In the beginning, all we did… Weiterlesen Business Lessons We Learn from Our Pets
When you think about it, food is a living expression of history and culture. In his book The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu, Dan Jurafsky takes us on a whirlwind journey through the history of common foods and unveils their often unexpected origins and what they tell us about human psychology. What… Weiterlesen Review: The Language of Food
It’s nice to be nice, right? I strongly believe in treating people kindly and not saying anything that I wouldn’t want someone else to tell me—especially if I never asked for their opinion. We don’t always see eye to eye and life is much more pleasant if we simply acknowledge that and move on. So,… Weiterlesen Why Getting Called Out Can Be a Good Thing
Is there such a thing as a stupid question? I often read complaints about clueless clients on social media. I get it: It can be exasperating that they might not have a clear grasp of the finer points of translation or don’t really understand why something might be a vital detail in our eyes. If… Weiterlesen Clients Don’t Need to Be Translation Experts
Experts know everything, right? I often see translators online asking whether they should let clients know about questions or issues that arise with a translation. They fear that asking questions might make them look unprofessional. When we hire experts, we want them to take charge. It’s their job to confidently guide us through the process.… Weiterlesen Our Questions Empower Clients
Every now and then, someone new will contact me out of the blue and be interested in working with me. I usually head right over to their website to see who I am dealing with. I’ll read the original German copy, look at the English translation, shudder, and then spend some time composing a very… Weiterlesen Treading Lightly with Your Clients
All work and no play makes me a bad socializer In the last 2 months, I’ve dropped the ball on my networking efforts. Reasons (or excuses) abound, but that doesn’t matter now. Unfortunately for me, if I don’t constantly give my networking and small-talk muscles a vigorous workout, they atrophy. Attending events becomes an exhausting… Weiterlesen On Networking Blunders
Can I supersize that? A lot has been written about different service and sales approaches and how they affect customers. Of course, I’m interested in selling my services without being pushy, without underselling myself and also without being rejected. That’s why I like to keep a close eye on how other people handle their sales… Weiterlesen Different Approaches to Selling Your Services
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