By KMercado
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June 27, 2014
I generally start my day with a cup of coffee. By no means am I a morning person, and there is nothing like that freshly brewed first cup to get my day started. I wouldn’t consider myself a caffeine addict. I grew up drinking...
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By JPalma
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June 20, 2014
We hardly pay attention to the way in which we say things, but we certainly know intuitively that we should raise our volume when we want to emphasize something, or lower it when our intention is a bit more secretive or intimate. We know...
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By JPalma
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June 13, 2014
Beware of false friends! I don’t mean the people, I mean the words. One of the first impulses a young interpreter must overcome is the use of words that may, at first glance, seem to be equivalent terms and concepts in two languages… but are...
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By JdlCruz
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June 6, 2014
If you’ve never met Freek Lankhof, you’re in for a real treat this week… a Dutch treat, as a matter of fact! Freek has long been a supporter of our interpreting and translation professions as our go-to guy for books. Whether it’s a mainstream title,...
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