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Anniversary quiz – the solution
We celebrated our 25th anniversary with a quiz that was open to all clients old and new. The questions all related to 1999, the year in...
Anniversary quiz
We’re celebrating our 25th anniversary with a quiz that is open to all clients old and new. The questions below all relate to 1999, the...
Jubiläumsquiz
Wir feiern unser 25-jähriges Firmenjubiläum mit einem Quiz, das allen Kunden (alt und neu) offensteht. Die nachstehenden Fragen drehen...
Celebrating 25 years
E.P.A. Language Services Ltd. was founded in July 1999, so the summer of 2024 marks our 25th anniversary. It doesn’t seem that long...
Ten things a translator needs – number 10
Our final post in this series is about real-world knowledge. Translators obviously need a good knowledge of the subject areas they cover,...
Ten things a translator needs – number 9
Our penultimate post in this series addresses spatial awareness. That might sound a bit strange in relation to someone sitting at a desk,...
Ten things a translator needs – number 8
The subject of our eighth post is the humble printer. Such an everyday piece of equipment might seem an unlikely choice, but there is no...
Ten things a translator needs – number 7
This seventh post in our series deals with patience. A translator’s life sometimes has more than its fair share of frustration, so...
Ten things a translator needs – number 6
This sixth blog post addresses the tricky subject of openness to criticism. The reality of the translation world is that many translators...
Ten things a translator needs – number 5
Hitting the half-way point in our series, this blog post deals with the need for a backup strategy. That means ideally not just backing...
Ten things a translator needs – number 4
Item number four on our list is an awareness of typographical issues/conventions, which sometimes seems sadly lacking among translators....
Ten things a translator needs – number 3
The third item on our list of ten involves technology, specifically translation memory software, which very few translators can afford to...
Ten things a translator needs – number 2
In this new-for-2022 blog series, we’re highlighting what we feel a translator needs in order to do a good job. Having already discussed...
Ten things a translator needs – number 1
Welcome to our new blog series, which will highlight what we feel a translator needs in order to do a good job. Apart from an excellent...
A-Z of Translation – the letter Z:
Our entry for Z is particularly fitting: A–Z – It is common practice to put lists in alphabetical order, of course – whether it’s a...
A-Z of Translation – the letter Y:
Our entry for Y involves getting personal – to varying degrees: You – English speakers often struggle with the fact that some languages...
A-Z of Translation – the letter X:
It took a bit of ingenuity to find an entry for X: XL – Translators will often encounter abbreviations of one kind or another. In the...
A-Z of Translation – the letter W:
As we hurtle towards the end of the alphabet, W is about pricing: Words – This blog post is not about words as such, but about their use...
A-Z of Translation – the letter V:
Not easy to find an entry for the letter V, but we got there: Vox populi – Translators are often tempted to take a rather formal or...