This & That

Photo Credit: Pixabay This & That ― Vignettes of a Professional Journey a column by Ines Bojlesen The romanticized image of a translator is typically that of a casually dressed person sitting in front of a computer monitor, surrounded by books and papers, focused on … [Read more...] about Recovering from a Catastrophic Failure

This & That ― Vignettes of a Professional Journey a column by Ines Bojlesen I often get into interesting arguments with translators and editors over the use of a certain word, a verb, or terminology in general. I thoroughly enjoy that this interaction is possible. Not all … [Read more...] about Grammatically Correct

This & That ― Vignettes of a Professional Journey a column by Ines Bojlesen “That will never happen to me” is a concept that has no place in our reality as translators, especially when we are asked to sign a service or a confidentiality agreement. Please bear in mind that … [Read more...] about Disagreeing to Agree

This & That ― Vignettes of a Professional Journey a column by Ines Bojlesen   At the beginning of my career in São Paulo, translating for direct clients was my reality. Whether clients were law offices, insurance companies or manufacturers, telephone calls and … [Read more...] about A Confessed Saudosista*

Photo Credit: MorgueFile.com This & That ― Vignettes of a Professional Journey a column by Ines Bojlesen On April 15, 1980, I was appointed a Tradutora Pública e Intérprete Comercial for the State of São Paulo in Brazil, after having passed written and oral … [Read more...] about 228 Pounds Lighter