Translation skills and qualities

Translation skills and qualities

I used to think I should be a proofreader. I’m one of those people for whom typos jump off the page and slap me in the face. I thought I could turn that into an asset. And now, as a translator known for meticulousness, I am often asked to proofread other...
Translation skills and qualities

Shortcuts in French

The French Academy is a noble institution, dedicated to the preservation of the French language. One of its most difficult tasks is keeping this pristine idiom of past figures such as Voltaire, de Gaulle and Coluche from succumbing to the many American barbarisms...