Translating Limited Time into Limitless Quality

Proofreading is, like so much else in life, a quest for balance: does it read well? Could it read better? What changes can I introduce?

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Behind the cut you will learn all about my friend Nayem, an impossible translation project I was asked to consider, things that you really need an extra investment for, such as hiring a professional or applying the financial pressure. Even if it costs money.

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This is not exactly my first blog.

OK, it’s not exactly my fifth blog, either.

This is not even my first professional blog, dedicated to the joys and horrors of spending twenty-one years (so far!) as a translator.

But it is special because this is my blog *now*, the object of my current affections.

Have you ever wondered what thoughts come up when you spend your day channeling ideas from one language, into another?

Stick around. It’s more fun than you can possibly imagine.