[ENCOSEARRALIA]

I think it would be an excellent choice.
Spanish would be worth considering.

[Alliopeti]

I admire anyone who is able to learn other languages to a point of fluency... I barely know one languaguuegue

[Fdhwzctl]

That's convincing, Davout.

Literature. One "T".

[mrllxp]

Originally posted by SlowwHand

Literature. One "T". Sorry, but I thought that you inherited this beautiful word under the condition not to amputate the double t. As usual, you prefered to save some ink and paper.

[Uzezqelj]

DAVOUT, it's called 'efficiency' ... how do you think we Americans (and the Brits before us) became the commercial powerhouses we are?

[QvhhbjLy]

Originally posted by Aivo½so
So do you think that a career as a translator could be a wise choice in today's world? Any experiences? What language(s) should I specialize in in case I decide to switch careers? Wise choice? I dunno. English is becoming the lingua franca of business today, so I'd be cautious about approaching it from a business end. I was in Shanghai a few years back and came across many English speakers. One women spoke with no accent at all! I assumed she'd grown up in the U.S....somewhere in the western half...but she'd never been out of China.

I do know we use a lot of translators in court here in Los Angeles. But we have lots of immigrants*, and lots of them aren't high powered business people. so they try to get by here on their own languages. They need help when dealing with the general population.

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* Fn: IIRC, there are 44 national groups which have the largest collection of people here in L.A. outside of their own home country.

[Sxedlawb]

american literature is translated and appreciated by the french readers, Walter Mosley?
Terry Prachett?
Bernard Cornwell?

[OEMCHEAPSOFTDOWNLOAD]

If you don't like working with people, then being a translator is probably not the best choice. East Asia is the worst. You'll take a lot of abuse because when they coming looking for someone to blame, you'll be the first target.

[QWNPdpr5]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


Walter Mosley?
Terry Prachett?
Bernard Cornwell?
Novels from

Bret Easton Ellis
Brian Evenson
Jack Womack
Truman Capote
Frederick Bush
J.D. Salinger
Philip Roth
Richard Powers
Tom Spanbauer
Suki Kim
Rick Moody
John Updike
Tom Wolff

entered my home during the last two years.

[kHy87gPC]

The EU needs a lot of translators in Bruxelles; mastering four languages could make a good argument to apply.

[trowUrillioth]

Ride the China wave. There's a domestic demand for that stuff. I say go for it. If you have the patience to learn, I don't see how you would be unemployed in here. I'm also starting my Chinese studies, but not that level.. Just something very basic. It will increase my value many times over, even though I could only scream 'bring me coffee and cookies, my servant'.

[TainuibeFaimb]

Originally posted by Pekka
...It will increase my value many times over ... Won't matter. Even infinity times zero is still zero.

[Brewpralgar]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


Won't matter. Even infinity times zero is still zero. You might find some that disagree with that...

Time for another 5-page math thread!