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I do not think it means what you think it means

Translating into English has a lot of advantages due to English’s status as an international lingua franca. Resources are abundant. You can find texts written originally in English on

  • By Miriam Hurley
  • July 2, 2020
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How to choose a freelance translator

Choosing a translator wisely to avoid embarrassment Translation clients are often buying blind. They seldom know what they are paying for, especially when buying a translation into a language

  • By Miriam Hurley
  • December 2, 2019
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Pesky Words

Ideas for common, hard-to-translate words and phrases – Italian to English A substantial portion of most translation is fairly clear-cut. “Zimbabwe” is pretty much always “Zimbabwe” and “cinque” is

  • By Miriam Hurley
  • November 7, 2013
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The Perks and Pitfalls of LinkedIn Profiles for Translators

I’ve been perusing LinkedIn a lot lately, connecting with colleagues and finding new clients around the world. In the U.S., I

  • Miriam Hurley
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  • September 17, 2020

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Say it like you mean it

“Sometimes I lie.” — Arabic interpreter for Trump “I’m Trump for the moment while I’m interpreting his words.” — American Sign

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  • September 5, 2020

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I do not think it means what you think it means

Translating into English has a lot of advantages due to English’s status as an international lingua franca. Resources are abundant. You

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  • July 2, 2020

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Italian Language Division newsletter

I am pleased to have been on the editorial board and wrote an article for the relaunched newsletter for the Italian

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  • July 19, 2019

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Bursting out on Girl in Florence

I was delighted to be a guest blogger on one of Florence’s top blogs: Girl in Florence. I wrote about my

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  • June 13, 2019

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How would you say that? Frankly, we wouldn’t.

Language and culture are ingredients baked into the bread of communication — an inconvenient fact but one that sure keeps translation

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  • October 30, 2018

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Happy International Translation Day

September 30th is International Translation Day, celebrated since 1953 on the Feast of St. Jerome, the Bible-translating saint and, hence, the

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  • October 1, 2018

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Seek and Ye Might Find—Research tips for translators

Information abounds. In translation, as in lay life, the immense volume of it means that the trick is to find accurate

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  • September 2, 2017

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The Joy of Learning — Derrieres, loafers, and flaneurs

I often have cause to think of the paradox that this Danish study explored in depth: Though translators complain long and

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  • June 16, 2017
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