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Comment on The importance of appearing confident by Ryan Ginstrom

Ryan Ginstrom — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:41:14 +0000

@Beatrix

I agree that we need to find out the publisher’s preferences. I think that this is usually best accomplished by asking them directly for their preferred style, terminology, and so on, rather than offering multiple translations to choose from. As Oliver pointed out, however, offering alternatives can be the best course in some cases.

Comment on The importance of appearing confident by Beatrix Pauw

Beatrix Pauw — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:36:15 +0000

Thanks, this is very helpful advice. I agree with Oliver that alternatives do serve a purpose sometimes, especially if you work for a publisher that has set preferences which do not always correspond with those in the dictionary. I think we should determine the preference of the client in this respect.

Comment on Easy SFTP uploading with paramiko by knktc

knktc — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:37:41 +0000

Is that means I must modify the source code of paramiko? But… I can’t find which part should be modified…

Comment on Easy SFTP uploading with paramiko by Ryan Ginstrom

Ryan Ginstrom — Wed, 02 May 2012 04:45:42 +0000

@knktc: Have you tried Vasu’s suggestion?

Comment on Easy SFTP uploading with paramiko by knktc

knktc — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:57:41 +0000

Hello! I have a question: It is too slow when I use your module as a sftp client to transfer large files(300MB or larger). I’ve googled a lot and don’t know why… Could you please help me?

Comment on The importance of appearing confident by Ryan Ginstrom

Ryan Ginstrom — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:01:55 +0000

@Oliver – That’s a good point. If your goal is to create a translation collaboratively with your client, then of course more of a give and take is warranted.

Interestingly, the game translators at Nintendo don’t generally provide alternative translations (this invites disaster), but they do work hard with the game creators to get enough information to do a good translation.

Comment on The importance of appearing confident by Oliver Lawrence

Oliver Lawrence — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:21:16 +0000

I think that there may be circumstances in which offering alternatives is valid, e.g. in transcreation-type jobs, if it is not a question of linguistic or terminological correctness, and provided that the client is highly engaged in the process and has a clear idea of the kind of nuances that they want the translation to convey.

Comment on The importance of appearing confident by Judy Jenner

Judy Jenner — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:08:52 +0000

Welcome back; I’ve missed your fantastic blog posts. This is great advice. It sure is difficult to master the balance between being the outside experts that we are and being humble enough to know that we just don’t know everything. It’s a learning process for sure. I completely agree with your advice not to offer alternative translations. Clients don’t like to make choices, and as a customer, I don’t really like either. When my doctor gives me two choices (let’s say, a cold remedy) I want her to choose because she’s the expert.

Comment on Life in America by Ryan Ginstrom

Ryan Ginstrom — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:33:27 +0000

@Long-time reader:

No, it’s not! In fact, I have five posts already written, and a few more half-written, but I’ve been needing a kick in the pants to get them posted. So thanks for the kick — and thanks for reading.

Comment on Life in America by Long-time reader

Long-time reader — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:25:16 +0000

Umm… so I guess this blog is now over and out?