Translation Tips on Twitter | Dicas de tradução no Twitter

If you translate into English, you might want to follow @anglais (http://twitter.com/anglais), the twitter of Anglocom, an agency based in Quebec City. As you know, tweets are 140 characters long only, but @anglais manages to pack very useful short tips in their messages. Tweets like "The Translator’s Checklist: Would the sentence be more readable if I cut it in two? Do so if the meaning and connotation stay the same", or "The Translator’s Checklist: Can any nouns be changed to verbs to add movement to the text? Using verbs will make your text sound more Eng." are simple yet excellent, clear, and to the point. I like to read them and remind myself of some things or even learn new stuff! I've had a few "oh, yeah" moments following them. I think Anglocom should put all of this together in a book or e-book.

(For information on Twitter, check http://twitter.com/about#about. Some people think Twitter is useless, that they don't want to know what other people are doing. This is not what Twitter is about. It might not be for you, but you shoudl at least know that Twitter is being used by professionals to exchange information and ideas. I suggest you look for translators on Twitter and see for yourself. My twitter: @marisebarros)

Read these posts | Leia estas postagens

Two very interesting posts this week from two translation blogs that you should certainly read:

* Building a Strong Presence Online - Following her recent webinar on the topic, Sarah Dillon (There's Something About Translation) has posted lots of interesting links and resources.

* Crowdsourcing and Translation - Céline Graciet (Naked Translations) writes very clearly about this controversial topic and gives her reasonable opinion.

Translation Journal

The October (and 50th!) issue of Translation Journal is online with lots of interesting articles. One of the them is written by Brazilian translator Danilo Nogueira, whose blog Tradutor Profissional is a reference for all translators in Brazil, and co-authored by Kelli Semolini. It also features the profile of translator Pimpi Coggins. I really like one of the things she says right before she starts writing about her life as a translator: "The secret to becoming a good and insightful translator is to think, think, and think some more. Then research, analyze, read, and never ever lose your sense of humor." I love this and couldn't agree more. There are times when I think I'm spending too long thinking about one specific sentence, for example. But the result always pays off. And sense of humour: well, that really is essential! Enjoy your reading: http://www.translationjournal.net/journal/index.html.

(An addition to the post: Make sure you check the journal's complete table of contents from 1997 to 2009:  http://www.translationjournal.net/journal/toc.htm#profile)

Seleção de posts | Selection of posts

I've compiled a short selection of posts today to keep you busy in the next few days!

In English
- To have fun and see yourself with humour: Mox's Blog is still posting its funny comic strips: http://mox.ingenierotraductor.com/. If you don't know them yet, read them all.

- Thoughts on Translation has launched an idea: There is a niche for "personal software training". Someone

Lists of links | Listas de links

Scrolling down the sidebar you will find my list of websites/blogs/pages that provide lists of useful links for translators. I'm including them here in this post too to highlight how useful they are. Please help me add to it by recommending other lists.

Abaixo, na barra lateral, você encontra minha lista de sites/blogs/páginas que oferecem listas de links úteis para tradutores. Estou incluindo esses links aqui neste post também para enfatizar sua utilidade. Você pode me ajudar a complementar o serviço recomendando outras listas.

Bonding thru words is a website that has lists of resources, freeware and tips ** Bonding thru words é um site que tem listas de recursos, freeware e dicas: http://www.wordbonds.es/4301.html

Esta é a lista do fidus interpres, o completíssimo blog do tradutor Fabio Said. Blogs, publicações, associações, dicionários ** This is the list provided by fidus interpres, the super complete blog by translator Fabio Said. Blogs, journals, associations, dictionaries: http://fidusinterpres.com/?page_id=1747.

J. Roque Dias's website has a comprehensive compilation with more than 7000 links** O site de J. Roque Dias traz uma compilação de mais de 7000 links. http://www.jrdias.com/jrd-links.html

I also like this list by translator Doug Robinson. It includes resources, dictionaries, software, agencies, discussion lists... ** Também gosto da lista do tradutor Doug Robinson, que inclui recursos, dicionários, software, agências, listas de discussão... http://home.olemiss.edu/~djr/pages/translator/resources.html

http://www.lexiophiles.com/top100-language-blogs Esta lista do blog Lexiophiles Love Your Words traz os 100 melhores "Language blogs" escolhidos por eles. *** This list by Lexiophiles Love your words shows the top 100 language blogs according to them - I'm still going through it!

Lista do blog da Priscila ** This is the list posted by Priscila in her blog: http://blog.pribi.com.br/assinatura-de-feeds-sobre-traducao/

Translation Directory também tem uma lista ** Translation Directory also has a list: http://www.translationdirectory.com/directory/translation_blogs.htm

Translation Links 2

O site fidus inteprets lançou uma página só com links para tradutores: http://fidusinterpres.com/?page_id=1747. Muito útil e abrangente.

Fidus interprets has launched a page with links for translators: http://fidusinterpres.com/?page_id=1747. Very useful and comprehensive.

Translation Links - website with over 7000 links for translators

This website is worth bookmarking: http://www.jrdias.com/jrd-links.html. It has links to dictionaries and glossaries and lots of relevant information.

Vale a pena adicionar este site nos favoritos: http://www.jrdias.com/jrd-links.html. Tem links para dicionários e glossários e muitas outras informações relavantes para tradutores.