JodyByrne.com

'doc byrne's translation miscellany' is a blog by dr jody byrne - a specialist german and spanish to english translator, lecturer and all-round nice guy. he also teaches and researches translation and technical communication.

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Starting out as a translator or interpreter?10 Nov 2011

I don’t normally post announcements about events and training courses here but I though I would make an exception just this once. You’ll figure out why soon enough! The Irish Translators’ & Interpreters’ Association is org...

The Rube Goldberg Approach to Translation7 Oct 2011

Normally I don’t have too much of an issue with doing test translations for new clients or agencies. Some really good agencies even pay translators for these tests. The logic behind test translations is pretty sound because it doesn’t mat...

A handshake or poke in the eye?3 Apr 2011

A while back I read an article by the BBC discussing the declining use of “Dear…” in emails. I’ll admit that at the time I felt my blood pressure rise ever so slightly and I felt the stirrings of a weapons grade rant developin...

Hold your horses27 May 2010

No problem, it'll all be ready by morning (Image via Global Nerdy I received an enquiry from a potential client asking whether I could verbally translate 400,000 words of specialised texts into English, on-site and over the course of 8 days. Now ...

How not to write a call for papers30 Apr 2010

I regularly receive emails with calls for papers for various conferences, journals and whatnot. Usually I’ll have a quick glance at the subject line and then delete the email if it’s not of interest. The subject line of one particular spe...