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@auxdas Thanks

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David Sassoli, the President of the European Parliament, could do with getting a translator of merit in his office.

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5 great texts on Translation:

19 WAYS OF LOOKING AT WANG WEI
Eliot Weinberger & Octavio Paz

THE TASK OF THE TRANSLATOR
Walter Benjamin

TRANSLATING NERUDA
John Felstiner

WHY TRANSLATION MATTERS
Edith Grossman

IF THIS BE TREASON
Gregory Rabassa

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Mourinho is a fabulous example of a second language speaker who OWNS HIS MISTAKES. He doesn't worry about making errors in English. In fact, when he makes an error he assumes that he's being inventive.

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How to remember what a conjunction is...

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Good tips for English to Spanish translators.

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Style is content. So, if your English written work is poor, that immediately lessens the standing of your business.

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@JuanmaFdez12 I'll private message you if we have any work translating from French or Italian to Spanish. Best wishes @JuanmaFdez12

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Poor English #translation #3

The Spanish Chamber of Commerce's mission statement is written so badly we might assume they have simply inputted the text in Google.

“It is the body that represents the network of chambers of commerce before national and international bodies."

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@infoidiomas ¡Gracias @infoidiomas!

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@Brita_Fiess Thanks @Brita_Fiess. Translation is a exploration of a text's anatomy. Happy work!

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@Joanne94954466 Our pleasure. @MayfairTrans is a Barcelona based language specialist.

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@acrosstradsdb Our pleasure @acrosstradsdb. @MayfairTrans is a startup with big ambitions to lead the market in high end translation.

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Famous facts about English #2

There are roughly 600,000 words in the English language compared to around 150,000 in Spanish.

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False cognates that could make you blush #1

Spanish: EMBARAZADA
What it appears to say: EMBARRASSED
What it means in English: PREGNANT