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Poll: Do you find the content you have to translate interesting?
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Kay Denney
Kay Denney  Identity Verified
France
Local time: 03:31
français vers anglais
Lucky me Jul 11, 2017

Absolutely always. I'm fascinated with how translation works, and I only ever take on projects that are interesting. Luckily, I'm interested in a lot of things, so I'm hardly ever bored.

I find technical translations pretty boring, so I avoid them as much as I can. Given my usual volume of work with regular, satisfied clients, I only do them as a huge favour for clients who pay me so well I can hardly refuse. However, this is pretty rare, my direct clients all work in fields that I... See more
Absolutely always. I'm fascinated with how translation works, and I only ever take on projects that are interesting. Luckily, I'm interested in a lot of things, so I'm hardly ever bored.

I find technical translations pretty boring, so I avoid them as much as I can. Given my usual volume of work with regular, satisfied clients, I only do them as a huge favour for clients who pay me so well I can hardly refuse. However, this is pretty rare, my direct clients all work in fields that I find interesting, and the agencies all know me pretty well by now. ▲ Collapse
 
Christel Zipfel
Christel Zipfel  Identity Verified
Local time: 03:31
Membre (2004)
italien vers allemand
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Most of the time Jul 11, 2017

Although I already try to turn down boring stuff. But you know, it's not so easy with good customers! I had one of those texts just today: horrible, but customer is delightful, pays well and within a few days. So I think from time to time I have to bite the bullet...
 
Mario Freitas
Mario Freitas  Identity Verified
Brésil
Local time: 22:31
Membre (2014)
anglais vers portugais
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Most of the Time Jul 11, 2017

Since I translate mostly technical documents, the contents are usually intereseting and add a lot of konwledge. Learning is always a pleasure.
But I must admit there are several documents that are a P.I.A., boring, poorly written, Chinglish, apps that seem to be developed by adolescents, and the worst of all: term papers or theses of students in human sciences - these are pure torture.
 
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