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Sunday, July 31, 2022

Locking up in English – a jail house rock of words

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  [prison block*] One outstanding aspect of English is the incredible number of words for almost any concept. It is a bit of a mixed blessin...
Sunday, July 24, 2022

CATting edge technology – a PDF document set case study

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  [Me and my real life cat tool*] As a professional legal translator, I often am called upon to translate PDF versions of official documents...
Sunday, July 17, 2022

Writing posts - why and how

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The why and how of writing content posts - Stephen Rikfkind - ITA (Israel Translators Association) Conference -2022
Sunday, July 10, 2022

We are not in Kansas anymore – Why Israel is different and worth visiting

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  [Footprints in the beach*] Each country has its unique footprint, its identifying features. While residents may have ceased to notice or m...
Sunday, July 3, 2022

Inflation, low wages and labor shortage – an unstable triangle

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  [Penrose triangle*] My recent visit to Los Angeles reinforced my impression that much of the economy is a strange and temporary constellat...
Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Dressing up the beer barrel – music and style

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  [beer barrel*] Clothes make the man, the woman and apparently the song. It is truly amazing how a change of style creates a completely new...
Sunday, June 12, 2022

A bid too far – On reaching for and losing projects

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  [statue of Icarus*] The question of when is a price proposal too high is quite complex. Last week, I submitted a bid for a specialized ser...