In this article ‘Accommodation’ is considered to be a synonym for adaptation or «free» translation, which in fact means that changes are made so that the target text produced corresponds to the spirit of the source text. Therefore a text is produced which is not a translation in the traditional sense; it is rather a piece of writing that manages…
As an author, you need to be able to summarise the key features about your book «in a nutshell» so that you have a ready answer for questions such as «what is your book about?» and «what makes it different?» This is an important step as you prepare to take your work out to the world because people’s attention spans…
• All the client’s information is presented above the fold so your visitors don’t have to scroll too much. (Awesome!) Prospects can sit back, listen and absorb what you have to say, rather than hunt desperately for the information they’re looking for. • If your web-logs show a lot of visitors are opting out of your site shortly after entering,…
International business today necessitates people travel all over the world for meetings, negotiations and other business functions. Along the way one will meet numerous people that all have the potential to give recommendations, pass over work or provide some sort of benefit. The business card is the key to remaining in their sphere of contacts. Increasingly business cards need to…
Hurray! It’s Christmas time and celebration of the hope of glory. Everything is subject to Christ’s authority. An understanding of this will put a smile on you. This article encourages you to see the birth of Christ as the answer to your challenge. For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will…
Today’s telephone systems still do what they have always done. Answering, dialling, transferring and holding calls are fundamental features we could not live without. However, the way today’s systems interconnect with other systems and technologies is the really interesting part. Many everyday tasks have been automated and telephones systems now make a valuable contribution to increasing staff productivity and lowering…
With the globalisation of many businesses and increasing multi-cultural diversity in many big cities, the need for translators and interpreters is on the rise. With Internet and email, as well as online easy payment options, it is easier to operate as a translator independent of global and geographical boundaries. Translators are not confined to working in offices fixed hours per…
Abstract Context-free grammar [1,2,1] and extreme programming, while intuitive in theory, have not until recently been considered technical. in fact, few cyberneticists would disagree with the analysis of A* search. We omit a more thorough discussion due to space constraints. Our focus in our research is not on whether DHCP and web browsers [3,4,5,6,7] are regularly incompatible, but rather on…
How do you greet each decade of your life? Is it with celebration or dread? Have you noticed a change in your body, mind, voice, and energy as you age? You’ve probably reached your 60’s and 70’s and regarded as «Boomers or ‘Zoomers’.» For any professional career person still at helm giving speeches or presentations, you can feel deflated and…
Unfortunately, even after you learn to author in DITA XML, after learning to create the format instructions, after finding a translation agency that treats your new topics the way they deserve, you are not done. No time for a victory lap. Time to engage your output strategy. Even more unfortunately, if you have not done those things you ought to…
