Re: Translations

["E,T, Hull" <ethull -at- WORLDACCESS -dot- NL>]

After seeing, and saving, some of the reactions to this thread I began to
wonder - "how many translators are on this list" and
- "what do they do and where are they".

I'm one, Dutch/English, in Holland, speciazed in technical, business and
marketing texts.

Please let me hear from you off list and I will summarize on list.

Curious,

Ed

E.T. Hull
Professional English
Vught, The Netherlands

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> Van: Amy COULTER <ac -at- BIOREGON -dot- COM>
> Aan: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Onderwerp: Translations
> Datum: maandag 10 november 1997 17:43
>
> Another thing to control translation cost could be working directly with
> individual tranlsators, instead of agencies. With this, you build up a
> knowledgeable partners who - if you treat them well - may become more
> flexible with deadlines and prices. It may also be useful to have the
> documents translated in the target market area. And select the
translators
> as carefully as you do your writers.
>
>
> Max Wyss
> PRODOK Engineering AG
> Technical documentation and translations, Electronic Publishing
> CH-8906 Bonstetten, Switzerland
>
> Dear Max,
> Just a quick thanks for adding your 20/20 insight to the translator
discussion.
> The plug at the end about working with individual translators rather than
> agencies reflects my sentiments exactly. I have been working as a
translator for
> 8 years and have landed a good full-time job as a translator for a
pacemaker
> company.  After navigating the learning curve, I have never been happier
nor
> more satisfied with my own work.
>
> The caveat concerning translation agencies is: the agencies are VERY
careful to
> give their harem of translators only limited access to the document's
author.
> This block in communication arises from a fear that the translator could
contact
> the customer and win over the contract for her/himself (and it does
happen).
> Thus, betraying their best interests, agencies leave many translators in
the
> dark.  The result can be a lacking, disjointed document.
>
> Thanks to all for a great list server!
>
> Amy
>
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