Often the word "fluency" is used as a benchmark of one’s knowledge in a foreign language. For some, "fluent" is synonymous to "native"; indeed, how man...

When thinking about translation, our mind instinctually takes on a route that fixes our attention to the meaning standing behind the words; to what is said rather than to how it is said. Which...

What is time if not the most valuable thing we can spend? Time is also the most valuable resource that we have. But so often, in the flurry of tasks, responsibilities, and obligations we end u...

These past few weeks I have been studying works of other translators in my language pair and though I always talk about how important the decisions translators make in their translations are, ...

Some people have no idea what it’s like to have two active languages in your head all the time while trying to fit a few others in too. I mean, it can be pretty much crazy. A spinner of ...

Editing in translation plays a critical role. It is the 'finishing touch' that defines the quality of the final translation and so, chiseling the editing skills in translation as impor...

My collection of physical books is as tiny as cat’s tear. It consists of mostly classics like a shabby copy of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte or immortal Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, col...

Slang is a set of words and phrases used to express thoughts and feelings in a specific, unconventional way. Quite often it is a combination of uncombined, the meaning of which can be specifie...

I would be a terrible liar if I told you that anyone can be a freelancer. Even though I do believe that everyone has a potential to become one. Confusing? That is right cause opinions about fr...

From very early age, we have been taught to be nice to people, to be agreeable, and not cause discomfort to those around us. Be a nice girl, be a nice boy, and behave properly. And undoubtedly...

When one of my clients asked me this question, I had a mini stupor: on one hand, there were all sorts of answers to this question swirling in my head but on the other, I could not fit those an...

Have you been thinking of getting your book translated? If so, then you must be familiar with an inner dilemma occurring over how to do this and whether it is something your book truly needs r...

I have not stopped working on ‘Witch of An Unfortunate Kind,’ though I have not been posting new chapters either. Since I am handwriting this particular project, I have already wri...