Mincor Newsletter

January 31, 2005

jaime@mincor.net  (www.mincor.net) 

Issue No. 1

 

 1.

Thought of the Day

"Democracy substitutes the naming of a corrupt minority, by the election of those made by an incompetent majority".

                                  Bernard Shaw

 

 

 

 

2.

Letter Trom The Editor

 

 

Dear Customer,

This is an invitation for you to receive valuable information from Mincor, Inc. that could very well help you improve the way that you manage the translation projects in your company.

Translation of books and technical documents is by no means an exact science or an established programmed set of activities. In other words, everybody has been “doing it their own way”. And the truth is that, in most organizations, when it comes to translations, some basic rules that may make the translation manager’s life easier get easily overlooked.

In this issue we will present one of a series of basic translation pitfalls. We hope that you will find this information useful for your future projects.  

 

 

 

3.  
Translation Tip 4 – The Lowest Price Temptation

Low prices are undeniably attractive when purchasing consumer goods, but are less so when purchasing human skills. Hiring the cheapest lawyer may carry a very high price tag later on. The lowest price temptation is seductive in translation precisely because of the erroneous notion that translation is simply “typing in a foreign language”. Common sense works wonders here. Look for a good balance between proven expertise and cost and choose the company that will provide you the most effective service for your specific needs.

Sincerely,

Jaime Minino  

 

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