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Follow-up on a recent post
The beginnings of a good discussion on a recent post, Getting Testy, made me want to dig a bit deeper into the issue. I know translation tests have already been debated ad nauseam on the web for years but mostly from the freelancer’s point of view. Our discussion included comments [...]

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Translation audience, philosophy, and approach

Many professional translators learn by translating, and often eschew translation theory in favor of a hands-on approach. Their research is practical and centers around the terminology and concepts of various industries. Even many college translation programs favor practical studies over theory.
One pervading philosophy or another, however, often comes to underpin and [...]

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To what extent can translation quality be measured or judged?
I contributed to a discussion on proz.com where a question was raised about stylistic preferences in translation. The original poster had received corrections from a client that caused him to believe the client was seeking not just translation, but copy editing, too.
Although the general consensus is [...]

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