I see each book as being deeply connected with the culture it comes from. Therefore, I believe when translating a book, the translator of choice should do a little background research, ask around, and basically get to know the author and his/her culture. Just knowing the language is really not enough.
Especially when the book is [...]

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Thanksgiving has passed and I didn’t even notice it. We don’t celebrate it in Romania, of course, so it does not mean much to me. But today I’ve come across this post written by Yvonne Russel over at Grow your Writing Business. While the reason to celebrate says nothing to me, the spirit of Thanksgiving, [...]

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Before moving, I always had a book with me. As I traveled a lot by underground trains, I had a lot of reading time (at least one hour a day) to enjoy. There were quite a few books I carried around for weeks, but at least managed to finish them.
Everything changed when I moved. My [...]

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When it comes to marketing tools and especially to documents (articles, white-papers, flyers, brochures etc), a lot of people still think whatever they come up with can fit in any usage scenario. What you use for end users works for system administrators also. What you send to department managers also work for CEOs. What works [...]

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Loredana has tagged me a while ago to tell you what books I’ve been reading. Given that I haven’t managed to finish a book in weeks (too busy, too tired and other excuses), I will tell you what books I’m trying to read these days
I’ve read through about half of Mircea Cartarescu [...]

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