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Adventures in Legal Translations

Shall We Dance? Step Along With Modal Verbs

August 26, 2015 By PLD Leave a Comment

Amanda Morris – Consistency is key; it’s called the Golden Rule of contract drafting for a reason. Writers, drafters and translators alike do their best to keep a pattern when it comes to word choice in technical texts. This is why, like every other professional translator … [Read more...] about Shall We Dance? Step Along With Modal Verbs

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Let’s Put it in Plain Words: Translating Legalese

May 5, 2015 By PLD Leave a Comment

Amanda Morris – I have always loved language. In fact, when I decided at age 14 to become a lawyer, it was mostly because I loved thinking about words and the inherent difficulties of communication. So transitioning to legal translation felt very natural and right, but it … [Read more...] about Let’s Put it in Plain Words: Translating Legalese

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