Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

French, Polish, Russian to English. Est. 2015. Medical & Marketing. MITI. MCIL. MSc Translation, Heriot-Watt. MA Modern Languages, St Andrews. Cultural mongrel. truetoyourwords.com Edinburgh, Scotland Joined April 2013

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ITI Polish Network @ITIPolishNetwrk

a year ago

Join our session with Kamila Paradowska and learn how to communicate with Polish clients in ways that will make your professional relationships thrive. #communicationinpolish #cpd #iticommunity #xl8 #1nt

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

a year ago

Forty days ago, I began a low-carb no-sugar diet as an experiment. My blood sugar used to hover around 10 mmol/l – now 7 mmol/l (HbA1c 60 to 45). Nobody gave me guidance so I found it myself. Thank you @lowcarbGP. Started a diet, gained a lifestyle. More: phcuk.org

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

a year ago

Brilliant talk by Dr Unwin @lowcarbGP and Dr Chaffee @anthony_chaffee advocating a low-carb lifestyle. Benefits for everyone, not just diabetics: improves kidney function, liver function, lipid profiles, blood pressure, etc. HEALTHSPAN, not just lifespan. youtu.be/YvK2NrO1wxE

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Rosalind Harvey @Rosenkrantz

a year ago

random things i have learned from my translation research today: when men get facelifts, they have to shave behind their ears forever more because that’s where the beard-growing skin has been relocated to 😬

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

The most ridiculous feedback I've ever received, in this case for a test translation: "Passable but not very accurate, but what the translator has put is in many cases what one would expect a document like this to actually say." Plus comments arguing for word-for-word renditions.

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

I don't need a robotic arm to fill up my car. I don't want to read content written by a machine. I hate chatting to customer service bots. I avoid self-checkouts. What is wrong with the world? What is wrong with human? The only new tech I want is a time machine. Grump grump grump

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Night Vale podcast @NightValeRadio

2 years ago

Never look a gift-horse in the butt, either.

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

Here's to wonderful colleagues who hear you're experiencing a dry spell and immediately send work your way 😍 #xl8

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Susie Dent @susie_dent

2 years ago

Word of Christmas Day, as always, is ‘confelicity’: joy in the happiness of others. The fellow emotion to ‘compassion’, literally ‘a suffering with’. Wishing you confelicity aplenty this Christmas.

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

I don't understand people who just write 'Merry Christmas' or 'Happy birthday' in a card and nothing else. Seriously, why even bother at that point? What a wasted opportunity to write something personal, meaningful, sweet or funny. It doesn't even have to be long. Make it count!

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

At the post office and the man stuck the stamp UPSIDE DOWN in the BOTTOM LEFT corner I AM FUMING 🤣

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Olivier Roth @OffsideOlivier

2 years ago

Do I know any English to Flemish translators? If not, I’m sure I know someone who does.

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

Public service announcement: XTM Workbench is the worst translation platform I've ever had to use. If possible, avoid. #x8

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

Another example of human versus machine: Source: Des interlocuteurs experts à chaque étape ! Machine translation: Expert contacts at every stage! Human translator: Experts by your side, every step of the way

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

Here's an example of how machine translation and human translators compare. Source: Répondez aux besoins précis de votre projet Machine: Meet the precise needs of your project Translator: Make your project a success – down to the smallest detail

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

As I work on a machine-translation post-editing project offered by a lovely client and accepted out of desperation, the expression that keeps coming to mind is: You can't polish a turd. . . #xl8

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Agata @Words_and_Wins

2 years ago

#xl8 #1nt On 12th December 2023 the ITI Polish Network is holding an Open Event – an online translation slam – and CIOL members are very welcome to attend! Here is the link to the Polish Network event on Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/757902395467…

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

Typo of the day: The Agreement includes these germs and conditions... 🤣

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Aleksandra J. Chlon | Translator @ajctranslate

2 years ago

Dear fellow translators in the UK, an agency is insisting that I provide my UTR (or NI) number for invoicing/onboarding purposes and that they wouldn't be able to pay me if I don't. I don't see why they would need such sensitive personal information. Should I walk away? #xl8