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Trying to Publish
Escritura de números en textos
Creating and using a Business Card (vCard) in Outlook Express
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OmegaT review
SDLX optimization.
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Bibliography on the Profession of Interpretation
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Knowing Before Learning: Ten Concepts Students Should Understand Prior to Enrolling in a University Translation or Interpretation Class
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Guida semplificata all'uso di Trados
Batch Conversion of DejaVu Translation Memories into Trados txt format
A Good Translation is Never Finished - the Vital Role of Follow-Up
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La Profesión de Interprete
La traducción y el nuevo orden mundial
International Business Emails - Do and Don't
Effective ProZ Quotes
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My golden rules for quality assurance
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Precio, servicio y marketing
Creciente avance del teletrabajo
The difference between editing and proofreading
Lenguaje Políticamente Correcto ¿sí o no?
How to be a real translator
Motifs and Leitmotifs in English and Russian
Add entries to your term base - with a little help from Excel
The Effects of Differences Among Rhetorical Categorizations in Persian and English on Translation of Persian Modern Poetry: A Case Study of Differences Among Persian and English Rhetorical Categorizations in Sepehri's Poems and their translations
Culture Gap: Examples of English into Indonesian vice versa
Found in translation – meet Alice, Bob and Carol
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Personal Finance for Freelancers
ClipMate: A Low-Cost Glossary
Translating Certificates
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FROM TEXT TO THE SPIRIT WITHIN - ASSESSING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF MIORITA AS A TARGET TEXT
Applying Translation Office 3000 to your daily professional life
Making Your Resume Stand-Out: A Lesson in Professionalism
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Georgian Fonts
Greek Cultural Keywords: Language Reflecting Culture Through Vocabulary
Better Game on Translation Business
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A TagEditor Secret
Translating certificates
Spell It Right! (in the context of Hindi)
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Algunos interrogantes vigentes en el mundo de la traducción.
ProZ.com overview and action plan (#1 of 8): Sourcing (ie. jobs / directory)
Sixteen (16) cornerstones of ProZ.com
Win Win Communication
A Price That Is Too High to Pay
The Details and the Spirit of a Literal Translation
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Team Collaboration
Translating culture-specific notions
Different sections in a test make the test more reliable
The Freelance Translator's Website: Futile Accessory or Professional Tool?
Review of Translation Quality Assurance Software
El Interprete y Su Par
Lost (and Found) In Translation
Lu Xun: A Case Study in Foreignising Translation
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Interpreting into a foreign language
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Nine golden hints to make Wikipedia work for you
Aesthetics of Saudade
Professionalism as a key to success
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How to translate advertisement and marketing texts
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» ATA 2006 Article: Quality Assurance for the Translation Industry: Tips and Tricks
By Dierk Seeburg | Published 12/26/2007 | Testing | Recommendation:
Using a systematic approach in translation can help achieve better results. Abiding by a few key principles will lead to translators with better skills who can produce higher quality translations which leads to higher customer satisfaction and higher rates of return.
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