Category Archives: translation

Two bilingual texts to admire

Posted on Wednesday April 4th, 2012 by dougie

One naive imagination I held which has been cruelly shattered is that I would be able to advertise my talents merely by linking to the work that I have done when it is published online. Of course, such projects are … Continue reading →

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Developing a bilingual site using WordPress

Posted on Monday May 23rd, 2011 by dougie

Well, as you can see, there’s rather a nice little pair of flags to the right of this entry, which enable you to toggle between French and English. This feature comes thanks to the excellent qTranslate plugin for WordPress, which … Continue reading →

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The rough school of online translation help

Posted on Thursday May 19th, 2011 by dougie

In my quest for at least enough prominence to earn a modest living, I participate in the KudoZ forums at Proz.com. Working translators pose tough terms for others to discuss and propose translations. Each accepted answer earns a few points, … Continue reading →

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Adding Scribus and OmegaT to the infrastructure

Posted on Sunday February 13th, 2011 by dougie

Set off on the latest job expecting to meander: and duly did, getting somewhat bogged down in software issues, rather than Just Doing The Work. The job, through an agency, was delivered as reasonable photocopies of the paper originals as … Continue reading →

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