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Poll: Is translation currently your only profession? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Is translation currently your only profession?".
This poll was originally submitted by tilakahuja. View the poll results »
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Michael Harris 
Germany
Local time: 11:25
Member (2006)
German to English
Um, yes...
I do have a couple of other "professions", but these flow into my translation tasks.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 11:25
Spanish to English
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Er.... more or less the same as Michael. I suppose it depends on how you define a "profession".
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Nigel Greenwood (X)
Spain
Local time: 11:25
Spanish to English
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| I said yes, but... | Dec 4, 2013 |
Thinking again, my profession as translator is diversified; I am an Interpreter and a Translator. I firmly think that Interpreting is a different profession to that of Translating.
Does anyone agree?
Nigel.
[Edited at 2013-12-04 08:30 GMT]
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Nigel Greenwood wrote:
Thinking again, my profession as translator is diversified; I am an Interpreter and a Translator. I firmly think that Interpreting is a different profession to that of Translating.
Does anyone agree?
Nigel.
[Edited at 2013-12-04 08:30 GMT]
Interpreting is very different to translation and I can't do it. I think interpreting is far more difficult than translation and I always get annoyed when people confuse the two
I love translating as I can do it at my own pace, and I don't have time or energy to do any other kind of job. I would hate to have to go back into a "normal" job, so if I could not do translation anymore I would probably go cleaning or something outside of an office job.
But as long as my brain can function, I will remain a happy translator
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Translation has been my main source of income since I left the world of professional wrestling, but I also work from time to time as a professional mountain bike guide, hedgelayer and breakdancer
And then of course there's my secret work for the government but I'm not allowed to talk about that
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John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 11:25
Spanish to English
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I also give a couple of private English classes a week. Although I'd only consider returning to teaching English fulltime if under some type of severe torture, I enjoy dealing with these two students and get a bit of a break from sitting in front of the computer all day.
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Diana Coada (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:25
Portuguese to English
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Nigel Greenwood wrote:
Thinking again, my profession as translator is diversified; I am an Interpreter and a Translator. I firmly think that Interpreting is a different profession to that of Translating.
Does anyone agree?
Nigel.
I am first and foremost an interpreter, and I hope to do less and less translation as the years go by. So I do have two professions, after all
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Kay Denney
France
Local time: 11:25
French to English
It's my only source of income.
I do other work but as a volunteer so it wouldn't really count as a profession I suppose.
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MonikaK87
Spain
Local time: 11:25
English to Spanish
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I have just finished my master´s degree in translation so I still do not work as a professional translator, but I have been working as a volunteer translator for some companies. Currently I am working as an English teacher.
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Suzan Hamer
Netherlands
Local time: 11:25
English
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| I am first and foremost an editor and proofreader. | Dec 4, 2013 |
My proficiency in English, coupled with my knowledge and understanding of Dutch and my writing skills, lends itself well to translation, which I do just as well as I edit and proofread.
[Edited at 2013-12-04 16:32 GMT]
[Edited at 2013-12-04 18:24 GMT]
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Ventnai
Spain
Local time: 11:25
German to English
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I am a bit of a landlord as well, but I suppose that's not really a profession ...
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As my chosen profession translation is my bread and butter, but I do write the occasional article for a daily newspaper in my former homeland.
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From time to time I also provide services as attorney-at-law, as this was my main profession after I graduated Law school in 2004.
The translation activity prevails now due to personal reasons.
@ Chris S - u rule!
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Enrico Zoffoli
Italy
Local time: 11:25
Member (2013)
German to Italian
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| Yes, absolutely | Dec 4, 2013 |
I've been working 11 hours a day including weekends for the last 3 months, so the idea of doing something else in addition to translating doesn't cross my mind.
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