TGIF: Discussion on voice dubbing on Graham Norton June 10, 2016
Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Fun stuff, TGIF.add a comment
This is actually quite entertaining and may interest some of you. Enjoy the weekend!
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday May 4, 2016
Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Fun stuff.3 comments
Linguistic knowledge (black line) versus pedantry (red line), a graph
A. Danger point. Increased linguistic knowledge has led to a surge in linguistic pedantry, resulting in an imbalance.
B. Crisis point. Full on pedant. False confidence in good linguistic knowledge has led to pedantic half-truths outweighing facts.
C. The road to recovery. Taking time to understand how language actually owrks has led to a more tolerant outlook.
D. A sensible place to be. The more you know about language, the more you see the nonsense of linguistic pedantry. Be aware that at point D you may be called upon to challenge people at point B. This can be difficult, as people at point B often have the weight of public opinion behind them. Be patient, and encourage them to move towards point C.
Update on AATII April 18, 2016
Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Business practices, Scam alert.add a comment
The CEO of this “not for profit association” is now claiming that it was a misunderstanding (yeah, right) and that if you do NOT want to be listed there you have the choice to contact them and ask to be removed, so send an email to customer_service@aatii.com. If you want to add a comment at https://aatii.com/a-message-for-concerned-translators feel free. Jennifer makes an excellent point. On eBay buyers and sellers have all set up their own accounts. This company has no clue how to do business. How embarrassing would it be for a potential client to contact one of the translators in the database only to be met with: “What company? Never heard of it. And what rate am I supposedly charging? No, my rate is double that. Sorry.” What company would ever take this database seriously? Unbelievable. Way to completely ruin your reputation in the industry and not realize it. No, we aren’t jealous. We don’t like our identities being misappropriated.
