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Today's #LKTip is about two pretty common abbreviations: e.g. and i.e. 💡
🟠 They're not always the best choice for EN flowing text, whereas their German counterparts (usually z.B. and d.h.) are often used more freely. It's worth trying different ways of getting round them: /1
Today's #LKTip: be a fact-checker ✏️✔️
Don't assume your source text is flawless - you might be surprised at how often names are misspelled or dates are misquoted. That's why it's important to fact-check - it's what good editors/proofreaders do & it's a great way to add value.
Sicher ist sicher - here's an #LKTip about that word ✏️
📘 "sicher" can mean "safe" OR "secure", so keep context in mind
📗 Products/services can be described as "sicher" in the sense of "reliable"
📕 In reference to a person's skills, it could mean that their work is "confident"
Today's quick #LKTip is a reminder not to dangle your modifiers, especially if you're translating instructions ✏️
❌ When starting the machine, the main menu appears.
✔️ When you start the machine, the main menu appears.
(The menu isn't starting the machine!)
Today's #LKTip is about "technisch" - specifically, "-technisch" attached to another word. It usually just means "to do with the word":
✏️ systemtechnisch: system-related
✏️ pharmazeutisch-technisch: pharmaceutical
✏️ steuerungstechnisch: to do with a control system/equipment (1)
In addition to our regular #LKTip posts here, we're giving our tips a more permanent home by creating a regular round-up on our blog - here's our collection for the first couple of months of 2023!
https://t.co/ANOLOKQ1bB
A short but sweet #LKTip today: you don't have to use "as well as" for "sowie" - just "and" will do most of the time. It's good to have a mental bank of possible solutions for translation issues that come up often, but don't let that trap you into thinking that X always equals Y!
Today's #LKTip is about customer specifications, and what's right ✔️ and wrong ❌
Neither of the following would technically be wrong if you were to write them in a text:
"I added flour, sugar and eggs to the bowl."
"I added flour, sugar, and eggs to the bowl." 1/3
A quick #LKTip for Trados today! 💡 Don't forget your filter function - you'll find it on the Review tab or with Ctrl+F6. If you're making global changes to a term, or you just want to check you've been consistent, it's much more efficient than the standard Find function. 1/2
A quick #LKTip for projects involving multiple PDFs today! Did you know that you can search them all at once? Just make sure they're all in the same folder, then open Advanced Search under Edit in Acrobat Reader, point to the right folder and enter your search term. Easy! 🔍
Returning this week to an oldie-but-goodie #LKTip about DE/EN sentence structure!
👉 Sentences like this: German loves them!
👉 German loves sentences that start with a statement before a colon, but they often don't work in English. Watch out for them and recast as necessary.
A quick #LKTip for a Monday! 🎄 (No real reason for the Christmas emoji, just getting them in while we can 😀)
❄️German often uses "hohe" or "groß" to describe the size/extent of something, but automatically reaching for "high" or "large" isn't always the best choice. 1/2
A quick #LKTip inspired by the word "however"!
It's not a coordinating conjunction like "for" or "and" when it's used in the sense of "but", so it needs punctuation. (1/3)
In this week's #LKTip, we're thinking about document structure - specifically, dealing with document headings and introductions. Here are three quick things to consider in your next #translation ✏️
This week's #LKTip is more of an #LKRecommends! We're mainly digital these days - but it's still fun to have paper resources to reach for, if nothing else to avoid constant screen time! Here's a small selection of favourites - what do you still grab from your shelf? ✔️ 1/3
Let's start another new week with an #LKTip! We're looking at ways to keep your writing balanced in bullet points - maintaining consistency here (and not just in terminology) keeps your reader on track with the narrative you're creating. Here are some quick ways to achieve it 1/4
It's Monday, so let's start the week with an #LKTip! 💡 This one's a quick and simple tip if - like us - you translate a lot of manuals 📖
📕 Some manuals use the passive voice to describe the steps that the user needs to take, e.g. "Schrauben 3 und 4 werden festgezogen" 1/3
A quick Tuesday #LKTip! 💡
👉 Paying attention to your speech marks/apostrophes? “Curly” style is often preferred these days, but some customers still like them "straight" - so make sure to check that you've used the right style (and watch out for your CAT tool auto-correcting!)
We're kicking off the week with another #LKTip💡 Let's talk forms of address!
If you translate a lot of DE>EN articles, like we do, you'll often find that people are referred to using their title and surname, e.g. Herr Tickle. But is Mr Tickle the best approach in EN? /1
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