Musings from an overworked translator

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  I am a full-time German to English translator. This blog is my creative outlet to share my knowledge and random musings. Despite the title of my blog, I am generally available for translation work - even if there might be a delay of a few days. You can contact me at gertoeng AT jill-sommer.com.

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  • Contacted the client's US office and they are sending me a file I can use. Sometimes I really love multinational translation agencies. 2 weeks ago
  • Files in MemoQ were primarily German-German. Fluency tries to open TPF file and is unsuccessful. Ready to bash my head against the wall. 2 weeks ago

• Essential Musings

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  • E-mail etiquette 101
  • Business cards and resumes
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  • Organization is key – part 1
  • Organization is key – part 2
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  • Can you certify my translation?
  • I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Job Tracking System
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  • Ich werde ein Berliner
  • Letters from Germany
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  • Nothing for Ungood

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  • Always greener: Notes from an American on the other side
  • ¿Se Habla English?
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  • Essential Project Management
  • False friends, bad translation, Denglisch
  • fidus interpres
  • In-House Translators – A Dying Breed
  • Internet Marketing for Translators
  • Lonely Translations
  • Marketing Translation
  • Mox’s blog (featuring great translation-related cartoons)
  • Naked Translations
  • Separated by a common language
  • The End of ProZ as We Know It
  • The Greener Word
  • The Joys of Localization
  • The Masked Translator
  • The Translator's Teacup
  • There’s Something About Translation
  • Thoughts on Translation
  • Tips for Translators
  • Transblawg
  • Translate This!
  • Translating Berlin
  • Translating is an art
  • Translation and Ethics
  • Translation Journal blog
  • Translation Times
  • Translation Tribulations
  • Translator Power
  • Translator’s Blog
  • Twisted Tongues
  • wéb-tränslatiôns
  • Wor(l)d-Weary Translator
  • yndigo: Translation insights and incites

• Personal favorites

  • Adam@Home – comic strip about working from home
  • Freelance Folder
  • Helen and Margaret: Best Friends for Sixty Years and Counting
  • How Stuff Works
  • iGoogle – the best browser start page ever!
  • LibraryThing
  • My website
  • Research Goddess
  • The Freelancery
  • The Urban Muse

• Translation Sites

  • American Translators Association
  • Engrish.com: Documenting some of the more amusing misuses of the English language
  • German Language Division web site
  • Northeast Ohio Translators Association
  • Payment Practices – a must for all translators!
  • The Tool Kit: A biweekly newsletter for translators

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  • Wanted by the FBI: Employees
  • Deadlines, deadlines, deadlines
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