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Quick Tips for Choosing a Translator



teixeira1Threads: 1
Joined: Jul 1, 10 ♂ 		 Jul 1, 10, 10:05    #1
Clients hiring the services of translators often have no idea what they’re really getting for their money. This is especially true when purchasing a translation in which the target language is not understood by the client. Not only can one phrase in any given language be translated in several distinct ways, but it can also be translated badly in an even more ways. Just look at most cartoon/comic fan translations.
alexw68 Edited by: alexw68  Jul 1, 10, 10:13    #2
Bom dia, o Senor Teixeira -

I would add from experience that commercial/marketing copy translated into English is even worse (especially as you're paying top whack for it).

When I was young and still cared, I did countless 'rescue' jobs on hopeless copy passed on to me by official translators for a decidedly below-market fee. Didn't win any business because of it, though, so thought 'sod it' after a while ;(

AFTERTHOUGHT: when choosing a translator, get them to provide examples of their work. It's done in other areas of marketing...
plk123Threads: 30
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Joined: Aug 29, 07 ♂ 		 Jul 1, 10, 10:16    #3
going with officially sanctioned ones is your best bet though.
delphiandomineThreads: 40
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Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ 		 Jul 1, 10, 12:08    #4
plk123:
going with officially sanctioned ones is your best bet though.


Not true. Some of the "sworn" translators in Poland are dire.
MagdalenaThreads: 5
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Joined: Aug 15, 07 ♀ 		 Jul 1, 10, 12:17    #5
delphiandomine:
Some of the "sworn" translators in Poland are dire.


But because they are "sworn", you can file a complaint against them with the Ministry of Justice if you think they did a bad job, thus eliminating them from the market, or at least restricting their impact.
alexw68  Jul 1, 10, 12:40    #6
"Sworn" translator sometimes = "tłumacz przeklęty", hehehe ...
MatowyThreads: 1
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Joined: Jul 4, 09 ♂ 		 Jul 1, 10, 12:51    #7
Choose a young University student from Warszawa. Not only will they speak perfect English and Polish, but they'll scold you if you make a mistake in English and constantly assert how much better they are than you at every given opportunity.
BabylonThreads: 28
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Joined: Oct 9, 06 ♂ 		 Jul 1, 10, 13:05    #8
http://www.mtranslator.pl/

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