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How to work with a translator

What exactly do you pay for when you hire a translator?

December 16, 2020 by EDubois
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French culture

Effective business communication in France (or how to avoid being another Emily in Paris)

Have you seen “Emily in Paris”? Did you find it funny, cringy or infuriating? I must admit I found it rather funny. Yes, the clichés are lazy and the way they are used cruelly lacks nuance and...

November 19, 2020 by EDubois
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Translation

Context is everything when it comes to translation

If you ask a translator: “How do you say x in y language?”, their answer will likely be: “It depends on the context”. Context is everything when it comes to...

October 22, 2020 by EDubois
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How to work with a translator

IF TRANSLATORS WERE CAR MECHANICS…, or 4 common questions to ask before buying a translation service.

“Can you repair my car? I need it for tomorrow.” “Can I see it?” “No. Not until you tell me if you can fix it.” “Um…What kind of car is it?” “A blue one.” “I mean the manufacturer and...

September 7, 2020 by EDubois
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Case studies

What my clients say about me

July 27, 2020 by EDubois
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Translation

Web Application Localization Best Practices

This video is a summary of 27 best practices shared by Nataly Kelly, VP Localization at HubSpot in her blog post on www.borntobeglobal.com. Following these guidelines will help make your...

June 6, 2020 by EDubois
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My story

Old translator – young entrepreneur, or how I launched my independent translation business

Happy first birthday to edIT Translations! A year ago, I took the plunge, took French leave 😉, jumped ship and became an independent business owner in translation, proofreading, editing...

May 11, 2020 by EDubois
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Elzbieta Dubois is a professional translator, copywriter and proofreader working with English, French, Spanish and Polish. She also teaches English as a Foreign Language and provides language coaching services. You can contact her at info@edittranslations.com or follow her on LinkedIn, Twitter and ProZ.

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12 Jan

Check out my latest article: Is AI taking over my job? My content writing experiment with ChatGPT https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-taking-over-my-job-content-writing-experiment-chatgpt-dubois via @LinkedIn

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3 Jan

Everyone’s using ChatGPT.

But almost everyone's STUCK in beginner mode.

10 techniques to get massively ahead with AI:

(cut-and-paste these prompts👇)

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23 Dec

"You just need to have the courage to eliminate everything that doesn't directly feed what you really want."

– @JamesClear

This will be my objective for 2023.😁

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16 Oct

A refreshed and more evergreen version of my most popular blog article: 7 tips for translating a website
#xl8 #l10n #localization #Website #web #translation #webtranslation https://edittranslations.com/7-tips-for-translating-a-website/

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