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Happy Valentine’s… Love Someone Today!
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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6 Things (Other than Translating) that make you a Better Translator
There’s a first time for everything, and that is a worldwide fact. Every accomplished translator started out as a newbie, every translation student had a first ever translation assignment, and every job in the world becomes better with experience. Sure, experience in translation obviously comes from...
There’s a first time for eve...
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6 Tips to help Freelance Translators stay Focused
It can be really challenging for a freelance translator working from home to focus on their work and produce an accurate translation in the shortest time possible or at least before the deadline. The distractions are many: your TV is on, your phone keeps ringing,...
It can be really challenging f...
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My Top 10 Favorite Tongue Twisters
I love tongue twisters, I always have. I don’t know why I didn’t think about writing a blog post about them earlier, seeing that I am really good at them. I find them challenging, super fun to learn, and a great way to learn correct...
I love tongue twisters, I alwa...
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One New Year Resolution that I was forced to make…
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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Move Over, 2013!
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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Faith and Values through Folklore
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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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Greetings! Hope you had a fantastic Christmas celebration! To me, Christmas time is truly the best time of the year. I get to become a child again once a year. I mean, to be honest, who doesn't like the excitement of opening Christmas presents and getting together...
Greetings! Hope you had a f...
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Top 10 Reasons Why Working from Home is Awesome
Ever since I graduated from university, I always had a vision of being my own boss. I just don’t like the idea of someone bossing me around, plus I’m a take charge kind of person. That idea made me realize that in order to establish...
Ever since I graduated from un...
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11 of the Most Famous Translation Quotes Every Translator should know
Quotes are meant to be tools of inspiration and reflection. There are hundreds of thousands of quotes about any subject one can possibly imagine as they are used by people on a daily basis in their lives. Being in love with my job (translation, what else?),...
Quotes are meant to be tools o...
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My New Business Cards!
Ok, I don't usually blog about something this silly (or isn't it silly? I don't know), but I'm just in love with my new business cards! This is really the first time since I started my business back in 2008 that I absolutely love how my...
Ok, I don't usually blog about...
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MTV Lebanon: Back on the Professional Track
Update: Following my rather unpleasant experience with MTV Lebanon yesterday, and shortly after I blogged about it (very shortly, that is), I was contacted by the Lebanese TV channel. The call was very professional, as they apologized for the inconvenience, stating that they do believe that...
Update: Following my ra...
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MTV Lebanon Stealing Content: Unethical, Unprofessional Move
Yes, it actually happened and no, no one told me about it; I learned that myself. As a matter of fact, it happened to me. Following the outrageous statement by the Lebanese Central Bank (Banque du Liban) regarding the issuance of the new 50,000 LBP banknote...
Yes, it actually happened and ...
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Banque du Liban to proceed with Plans to roll out New 50,000 LBP Banknote: Utter Disappointment
If you read my first blog post in this regard, you would know that Banque du Liban had plans to roll out the new 50,000 LBP bill (which contains a huge language mistake) on November 22, thus commemorating the 70th Independence Day. I had high hopes...
If you read my first blog post...
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Exchanging Services: Another Form of Payment?
A freelance translator’s business is pretty clear: you do the job, you issue an invoice, and then you get paid. You have rates for each specific service you offer and you run your work smoothly and hope to face no complications. However, we all have friends...
A freelance translator’s bus...
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The New 50,000 Lebanese Pounds Bill: Epic Fail from Banque du Liban
On Wednesday, Lebanese TV station LBCI showed the new 50,000 LBP bill with its all new and sophisticated design which will be rolled out on November 22 (Independence Day in Lebanon). The idea was to commemorate 70 years of independence, and the bill features the first...
On Wednesday, Lebanese TV stat...
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Same Word, Different Meaning (English/French)
In many Latin languages, one can find a great number of false cognates. They are basically words that look similar but have a different meaning in the two given languages, although they might have a common historical linguistic origin. This could give the language student...
In many Latin languages, one c...
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9 Interesting Old English Words
English is one of the ever-evolving languages. It is amazing how new words keep popping up, but it is also sad how some words have become forgotten, although they could still be used nowadays in my opinion. The thing with old English words is that once...
English is one of the ever-evo...
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A Few of the Most Hilarious Language and Translator Jokes
I’ve had quite a rough week with countless translation jobs. Now the weekend’s here and I’m in the mood for some language humor. I had always fancied a funny joke, although I’m not really that good at telling one, and here comes the beauty of...
I’ve had quite a rough week ...
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What a Typical Day in my Life looks Like
We all know how it is to be an established freelance translator. You get to a point where you are so overloaded with work that you think to yourself “it would have been easier had I been an in-house translator with a 9 to 5...
We all know how it is to be an...
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5 Things Every Translator should know about International Translation Day
Today is International Translation Day. It really makes me happy to see that translators worldwide are recognized and have an international day. After all, we do make the world a more connected one through our translations, don’t we? I love that feeling of accomplishment I...
Today is International Transla...
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5 Quick and Healthy Snacks to get you through your Hectic Day
We all know what it feels like to have a very busy schedule with very little time to have a quick, healthy snack that boosts our energy levels. I know so many people who say “healthy snacks need time to prepare”, thus opting for unhealthy...
We all know what it feels like...
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