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| | | | neilmac
Spania
Local time: 10:57
din spaniolă în engleză
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| Only somewhat | Oct 16, 2017 |
And I tend to take most announcements of "the latest" in most scenarios with a large pinch of salt.
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What's it got to do with me?
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I work in a profession.
I know, I know, there is an enormous industry out there providing CATs, MT, software, hardware and don't ask me what... and I keep an eye on the headlines, but I don't have time to keep up with it all.
I do try to keep an eye on my subject areas and the tools I actually use, so I attend seminars and read one or two of the better blogs and newsletters. I enjoy 'The Linguist' (CIoL's magazine) and attend the Danish powwow.
Apart from t... See more I work in a profession.
I know, I know, there is an enormous industry out there providing CATs, MT, software, hardware and don't ask me what... and I keep an eye on the headlines, but I don't have time to keep up with it all.
I do try to keep an eye on my subject areas and the tools I actually use, so I attend seminars and read one or two of the better blogs and newsletters. I enjoy 'The Linguist' (CIoL's magazine) and attend the Danish powwow.
Apart from that I work and have a life ... which is just too short for everything! ▲ Collapse
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Julian Holmes 
Japonia
Local time: 17:57
Membru (2011)
din japoneză în engleză
I'd rather devote my energies to keeping existing customers happy and learning new stuff.
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How can I be well-informed about things that happen across the globe?! I try to keep up but like others I’m far more interested on keeping my customers happy!
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and some would say I am kidding.
But I mean, I feel well informed of what I need to know, which is just a small fraction of what is out there.
[Edited at 2017-10-16 11:23 GMT]
| | | | Gitte Hoveds (X)
Danemarca
Local time: 10:57
din daneză în engleză
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I'm just winging it... So far, so good...
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Michael Harris
Germania
Local time: 10:57
Membru (2006)
din germană în engleză
| That is the way I look at it as well | Oct 16, 2017 |
Yetta J Bogarde wrote:
and some would say I am kidding.
But I mean, I feel well informed of what I need to know, which is just a small fraction of what is out there.
[Edited at 2017-10-16 11:23 GMT]
| | | | Kay Denney
Franţa
Local time: 10:57
din franceză în engleză
I click on stuff here sometimes, does that count?
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 04:57
din engleză în spaniolă
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| What industry? | Oct 16, 2017 |
By definition, an industry consists of machinery, replaceable parts, maintenance, sales figures and productivity quotas. I don't work in an industry, sir. I have a profession. Make a note of it.
That the term “translation industry” is now mainstream? Well, coming from people who do more marketing than translation for a living, let me stop you right there. As a translator, you should know that even in English we have other terms. Allow me to demonstrate:
translation ... See more By definition, an industry consists of machinery, replaceable parts, maintenance, sales figures and productivity quotas. I don't work in an industry, sir. I have a profession. Make a note of it.
That the term “translation industry” is now mainstream? Well, coming from people who do more marketing than translation for a living, let me stop you right there. As a translator, you should know that even in English we have other terms. Allow me to demonstrate:
translation profession
translation activity
translation segment of the economy
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| | | | | The industry | Oct 16, 2017 |
Mario Chavez wrote:
By definition, an industry consists of machinery, replaceable parts, maintenance, sales figures and productivity quotas.
No, it doesn't. Consider the origin of the word "industry" and usages such as "service industry". Translation *is* an industry, it *is* a business, it's not exclusively a profession or an art.
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Mario Freitas
Brazilia
Local time: 05:57
Membru (2014)
din engleză în portugheză
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Chris S wrote: Mario Chavez wrote:
By definition, an industry consists of machinery, replaceable parts, maintenance, sales figures and productivity quotas.
No, it doesn't. Consider the origin of the word "industry" and usages such as "service industry". Translation *is* an industry, it *is* a business, it's not exclusively a profession or an art.
It really doesn't. In addition to the explanation above, it is also, perhaps more commonly, used to describe a sector of the market not an industry with the meaning of a factory or plant. If you think of the word "industrious", you'll catch the real meaning of the word.
[Edited at 2017-10-16 22:33 GMT]
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 04:57
din engleză în spaniolă
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| No, it isn't. | Oct 16, 2017 |
Chris S wrote: Mario Chavez wrote:
By definition, an industry consists of machinery, replaceable parts, maintenance, sales figures and productivity quotas.
No, it doesn't. Consider the origin of the word "industry" and usages such as "service industry". Translation *is* an industry, it *is* a business, it's not exclusively a profession or an art.
The term “industry” is a catchall, that's all.
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 04:57
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Mario Freitas wrote: Chris S wrote: Mario Chavez wrote:
By definition, an industry consists of machinery, replaceable parts, maintenance, sales figures and productivity quotas.
No, it doesn't. Consider the origin of the word "industry" and usages such as "service industry". Translation *is* an industry, it *is* a business, it's not exclusively a profession or an art. It really doesn't. In addition to the explanation above, it is also, perhaps more commonly, used to describe a sector of the market not an industry with the meaning of a factory or plant. If you think of the word "industrious", you'll catch the real meaning of the word. [Edited at 2017-10-16 22:33 GMT]
I'm not going to go into a debate by dictionary definitions. Suffice it for me to say that “industrious” means hardworking, persevering, not that it belongs in a particular industry.
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