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| Post removed: This post was hidden by a moderator or staff member because it was not in line with site rule | | Stop bothering *your* clients? | Apr 13, 2021 |
Daniel, I'm not bothering *your* clients. I'm bothering *my* clients. I have no intention of stealing your clients. No need to worry about that. And after all, they wouldn't want me, would they? So where does your bitterness come from?
Oh, I thought Chris was joking about the 90-page CV. He's not. I guess plenty of clients will read through the 90 pages. Good for you. And you translate between, like, 15 language pairs? Again, good for you.
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| Italian correction | Apr 13, 2021 |
I'm dreadfully sorry about this, Portia, but I simply must point out that the expression "Shaddap you face" lacks a rhythmic syllable after the P for the sake of aphony. As anyone who has ever visited a trattoria outside the Old Country will know, "Shaddap-a you face" is the proper expression in Italish. Please remember thees for-a the future.
[Edited at 2021-04-13 10:41 GMT]
| | | | P.L.F. Persio
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| Baran was right all along ... | Apr 13, 2021 |
Mervyn Henderson wrote:
I'm dreadfully sorry about this, Portia, but I simply must point out that the expression "Shaddap you face" lacks a rhythmic syllable after the P for the sake of aphony. As anyone who has ever visited a trattoria outside the Old Country will know, "Shaddap-a you face" is the proper expression in Italish. Please remember thees for-a the future.
[Edited at 2021-04-13 10:41 GMT]
Wodda shame-a  Although a born and bred Italian would say Che figura di m****!
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| Linguistic News and Notes | Apr 13, 2021 |
In English, "advice" is an uncountable noun.
| | | | | THAT is how a professional operates... | Apr 13, 2021 |
Daniel Frisano wrote:
If the situation allows, visit 2 or 3 of your best clients. Take them out to lunch. Make sure there is wine going around.
Bring up this topic and other topics of your choice. Make a point of registering in your head every single word everyone says. What you will learn is invaluable.
THAT is how a professional operates.
You can thank me later.
getting your clients drunk to extract information from them? I thought you had a point, but I just don't get this... is this a professional behaviour?
| | | | expressisverbis
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| 'In vino veritas' | Apr 13, 2021 |
Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL wrote:
getting your clients drunk to extract information from them? I thought you had a point, but I just don't get this... is this a professional behaviour?
'In wine, there is truth' which means a person under the influence of alcohol is more likely to speak... and yet, he NEVER asks questions to his clients?
This person has been insulting translators, clients, offending us as professionals, and making fun of all of us.
[Edited at 2021-04-13 12:27 GMT]
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Daniel Frisano wrote:
If the situation allows, visit 2 or 3 of your best clients. Take them out to lunch. Make sure there is wine going around.
Thankfully, I don't need to bribe my clients with alcohol or make them drunk to make them choose me, but I’m full of compassion for those whose service quality makes it tempting to use alcohol as a unique selling point.
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| A variant strategy | Apr 13, 2021 |
Thomas T. Frost wrote:
Daniel Frisano wrote:
If the situation allows, visit 2 or 3 of your best clients. Take them out to lunch. Make sure there is wine going around.
Thankfully, I don't need to bribe my clients with alcohol or make them drunk to make them choose me, but I’m full of compassion for those whose service quality makes it tempting to use alcohol as a unique selling point.
Along these lines, some translators might prefer plying their clients with hard liquor while the latter are reviewing their translations....
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