This quick post aims to help disseminate two pertinent resources the American Translators Association (ATA) has made available recently. Resource #1 Interpreting and translation are very different activities. The basic difference is that translators work with written texts, whereas interpreters work with oral communication such as in business meetings, conferences, courtrooms, doctor’s appointments, among other [...]
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Translation agreements
“Spoken words fly away; written words remain.” – Latin saying Once you have spoken or exchanged emails with the translator and all the relevant project specifications are well defined, the best next step is to put everything together in clear writing. This can be done rather formally, by adapting a model contract to your needs [...]