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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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When I started snapping pictures of random language mistakes, I didn't have the intention of making a series of blog posts about it; but it seems that I seem to stumble upon language fails wherever I go! It's such a bummer to see that companies...
When I started snapping pictur...
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Summer is almost over and you don’t want to find yourself stuck on vacation mode which has procrastination written all over it. Yes, you’ve been staying slightly professionally involved with a couple of freelance translation jobs during your month-long break but let’s face it, that...
Summer is almost over and you ...
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