Disclaimer: This is not your typical lovey dovey, 100% positive blogiversary post. There will be some serious bomb dropping below. Dear reader, if you are a Lebanese colleague and you can't handle it, I advise you not to scroll down. I'm writing this as I sip...
Disclaimer: This is not your t...
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I must admit, when I first graduated, and just like all my other colleagues, I used to charge per page, because when you still have no experience, you take it from those who've been there and done that before you. Charging for language services per word...
I must admit, when I first gra...
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Often times, some of my clients contact me to proofread their documents. What the majority of them do is that they actually only send the target text and ask me to check if there are any grammar mistakes. Below is my two cents on the matter: 1-If...
Often times, some of my client...
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Having a desk job is the unhealthiest job ever. Sitting at a desk for 8 hours a day can be deadly, as it forces you to be inactive most of the day, which leads to serious medical complications caused by terrible posture and very poor...
Having a desk job is the unhea...
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I came across this info-graphic by Funders and Founders which shows what 7 billion people in the world do. Over 400 million are entrepreneurs 430 million are unemployed 577 million are older than 64 ...
I came across this info-graphi...
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Like any other year, 2016 had its really fair share of ups and downs. While I started off the year in another continent, I'm ending it from one of my favorites places: behind my desk. On the professional level, 2016 was not bad. I managed to make...
Like any other year, 2016 had ...
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I don't know about you, but I am still greeting friends and family and wishing them a Merry Christmas. Learn how to say "Merry Christmas" in 77 languages thanks to the photo above. How many did you know beforehand? Write the answer in the comments below. No...
I don't know about you, but I ...
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This truly is the best time of the year. How can it not be with all the love, joy, warmth and positive vibes around? Remember, Christmas is about giving a smile to those who are less fortunate. A simple act of kindness can make anyone's day,...
This truly is the best time of...
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There is no denying the huge difference between machine and human translation. No matter how advanced machine translation gets, it will always lack the "human" touch. The latter gives the text a higher quality, more cohesion and accuracy. In a more trendy word, it gives the...
There is no denying the huge d...
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