what're your ideas?

Barbara Carrara wrote:



Google Translate says:
'Is it so interesting?

Who am I offending? They are all making money to eat, do you have a conscience?'

(Credit to Samuel M. who, as far as I am aware, started the 'GT helpline' whenever foreign languages appear in the English forum pages.)

Mihai Badea wrote:

There is a new trend now for books and scientific papers to be published in open regime, so free to read in digital form. Even prestigious publishing houses offer such books.

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For business success, other elements might be required as well:
• business-like presentation;
• a professional photo;
• a professional email;
etc.

matt robinson wrote:



And that is the point I was making when I said "you don't know what you don't know". You obviously think your English is good. If I were proofing it I would have to be on the phone to you every other sentence to ask you what you were trying to say. This is not a personal criticism. You have the level you have.
If you tell potential clients that you need a proofreader to work on your text before submission that is not a strong selling point. It shows that you single yourself out from among the many translators working in the pair as someone whose language skills (Chinese>English) are not up to the task.
Play to your strengths, not your weaknesses. If not, your will damage your professional reputation sooner or later.

Barbara Carrara wrote:



Mihai,

I was surprised not to find a list of useful books (which I bet you've never read), which is what you normally do.

As to your 'elements for business success' list, I find it peculiar that what you are suggesting is precisely what has been lacking in your profile page since your joined ProZ, however hard to establish that may be, given your many - many - comings and goings over time.
Again, I would really like to know why you keep doing this.


PS Apologies for storming your thread, William, but I had to say my piece, here. It's a long, tedious story...

William Yang wrote:
you are so familiar with the function

Mihai Badea wrote:

What do you wanna know? 😀

P.S. Please feel free to use the various options for personal communication we have here on ProZ.com.

matt robinson wrote:

"how do come up with the conclusion I didn't." WTF does that even mean?

Barbara Carrara wrote:



Just why you are here. It's as simple as that. That would quench my curiosity - and that of other colleagues, I am sure - once and for all.

Re. Your PS, that's the exact same answer you gave me to my very same question a while back.

William Yang wrote:

William Yang wrote:
be patient. it changes and evolves

matt robinson wrote:



...you are asking me how I could possibly hold an opinion which differs from yours, even though you started the thread by asking for ideas.
I have given you my honest opinion, which was not meant as a personal attack.