Like in any culture, there are different sayings that can be used in different situations encountered in our daily lives. Probably all languages have equivalents of certain sayings that are used in similar situations in different cultures. This blog post sheds the light on some...
Like in any culture, there are...
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This is a shout out to all the translators who work in-house! As a freelancer, whenever I have field work, translation or interpretation, I always come back home like I was beaten! My entire body would be sore. When you get used to working from the...
This is a shout out to all the...
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Remember last year's infamous 50,000 LBP banknote that BDL wanted to roll out on Lebanon's 70th Independence Day? It was so hideous that we forgot about it in a flash (because, let's be honest, it hurt our eyes to look at it!). Well, pictures of a...
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Said Akl, the greatest modern poet Lebanon has ever known, passed away at the age of 102. Said Akl (July 4, 1912 – November 28, 2014) was known for nationalism and for stressing the fact that the Lebanese language is independent from the Arabic language, as...
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The World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse is to be commemorated every 19 November in synergy with the anniversary of the International Day for the rights of the child (20 November). The World Day aims to be a rallying point around the issue of child...
The World Day for Preventi...
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They say ignorance is bliss. For us translators, I believe it’s good that some clients do not fully understand how we work and how we go about producing professional translations and managing our business. There are, however, 3 major things which I hope all clients would...
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Freelance translators and language service providers in general are known to have one of the careers where working at night often comes with the territory. I bet all linguists have had to work at night and pull all-nighters at least once in their life. But...
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Hello, October! October is here, which means summer is officially over. I think fall is a transitional season where business gets back into a certain vibe after quite a break. The month of October serves both as a closure for summer and a gate to the...
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Today is a sad day for readers and poetry lovers. Celebrated author and poet Maya Angelou died today at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C., at the age of 86, as confirms her publicist. Born on April 4, 1928, Angelou wasn’t only an author and poet. She was also...
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Being a freelancer does not necessarily mean you lead a chaotic life. I believe it actually requires having super organizational powers to keep everything on track and get everything done on time. Things can sometimes get so crazy and hectic that you find yourself overwhelmed,...
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I’ve always thought of February as the month of blessings and I explained why here. It was my kid’s 4th birthday yesterday (which also happens to be my 3rd year anniversary for becoming a certified public translator!) and although I couldn’t throw him a big...
I’ve always thought of Febru...
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So it’s Valentine’s Day; it also happens to be a Friday. So I think people have more than one reason to be happy today. I’ve always believed that one does not need only one day a year to spread the love. Love is beautiful year round,...
So it’s Valentine’s Day; i...
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I genuinely didn’t want to start off my blogging year with a post where I publicly rant about the only client that gives me a hard time when it comes to issuing payments and settling invoices, but they left me with no choice! I found myself...
I genuinely didn’t want to s...
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So, today is the last day of 2013. We all know what that means: New Year’s resolutions (probably hitting the gym more often, having healthier food choices and trying new things in life)! Going through 2013 was like a roller coaster ride for me. It had...
So, today is the last day of 2...
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Under the high patronage and presence of his beatitude Patriarch Gregorios III Laham and the Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science, the International Center for Dialogue of Civilizations “LIQAA” held its second international congress titled “Faith and Values through Folklore, Language of Dialogue...
Under the high patronage and p...
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