Tag Archives: interprétation
Les services langagiers : bien plus que de la traduction!
On me demande souvent ce que je fais dans la vie. Je dis aux gens que je suis travailleur autonome dans le secteur des services langagiers. Cette réponse en laisse certains perplexes. Il me faut donc préciser : « Je suis rédacteur, traducteur et réviseur pigiste ». Mais il semble que bon nombre de personnes ne soient pas […]
Potpourri of Texts: Language, Translation, and Interpretation
I have had the pleasure of reading a number of interesting texts related to language, translation, and interpretation this week. If you have some down time, I suggest you read them. You’ll find some texts informative and others humorous. Any interpreters in the house? Tony Rosado, an American English<>Spanish interpreter, recently wrote an informative and […]
Language Services: More than Translation!
I am often asked what I do for a living. I tell people that I am a self-employed worker in the language services industry. At the sound of that answer, some become perplexed; I must therefore specify: “I am a freelance writer, translator, and editor.” But it seems that many ignore the writer and editor […]
Some Good Reads!
This past week, I came across some texts related to translation, writing, editing, and interpreting. Here they are below: La Perluète | Ampersand published by the Editors’ Association of Canada’s Quebec/Atlantic Canada branch. As the title of the newsletter illustrates, you may read texts in either official language of your choice. Read about grammar, events, […]
Some interesting texts to read!
A few weeks ago, I assisted my colleague Mariko Beaupré with editing an English text about her experiences with yoga. I am glad to report that you can read the final version on this website. Pour les francophones : vous avez un site internet ou blogue de yoga et vous voulez que les textes anglais […]
Addendum to latest post
I realize that not everyone who follows my blog (or someone else’s) is a translator. That said, I thought that I should reproduce Sadie’s questions, but tailor them more toward other professionals (copy editors, writers, proofreaders, etc.). Without further ado, here they are: Four-parter: Where do you live? What are your working languages? How did you learn […]
Dwain Richardson 