TOP 10 THINGS THAT MAKE TRANSLATORS WANT TO SCREAM

WORKING ASA PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATOR IS GENERALLY A REWARDING AND FULFILLING CAREER

BUT THERE CAN BE MOMENTS WHEN WORK BECOMES FRUSTRATING.

HERE ARE 10MOST COMMON THINGS THAT

TRANSLATORSFRUSTRATE

POORTRANSLATION

#1

‘hand washing advised’ could

refer to the person handling

and object or the object itself –

without knowing the purpose

of the target text it is

impossible to say.

AMBIGUOUSPHRASES

#2

LANGUAGEEVOLUTION

#3

Official changes to languages

can cause headaches for

professional translators

CLIENTDELAYS

#4

FRIENDSLOOKINGFOR FREEBIES

#5

TESTTRANSLATIONS

#6

Many clients try to ‘test’ translators

they haven’t worked with before by

asking them to translate a sample of

text for free.

URGENTJOBS

#7

INTERRUPTIONS

#8Many translators work freelance, which

prompts some friends to think that

phoning or popping round is welcome

at any time of day.

WORK FLOW

#9Many freelance translators find that they

are either really busy or really quiet, with

work never seeming to flow evenly.

PROJECTINGINCOME

#10 It can be frustrating and worrying for

translators who don’t know precisely

how much they will earn each month.

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EVERY ONE OF THESE 10 SCREAM CATALYSTS