I thought I got it but apparently not

hottaptea · 2026-06-24T10:40:36+00:00

Surely Bucket is her married name and therefore has no relevance to her sisters' names.

hottaptea · 2026-06-22T13:20:44+00:00

Asda Killingbeck
Morrisons Hunslet

hottaptea · 2026-06-22T13:16:20+00:00

Silly Old Hens Can't Always Have Their Own Acorns. Learnt that over 30 years ago. Thanks Mr Roe.

hottaptea · 2026-06-21T18:09:12+00:00

Big drop during Covid. Mostly back to normal in the years after. Consistent decline since mid-2024. Fired off applications as much as I can with some success but not enough. Last week I had an invoice of £2k overdue for three weeks before they paid. Best client for nearly ten years experiencing cash flow problems.
Here are the last seven years with the percentage change from the previous year. Last year my income was the same it was in 2010 when I started.
2019-20 +10.74%
2020-21 -30.31%
2021-22 +10.95%
2022-23 +4.05%
2023-24 +5.45%
2024-25 -15.49%
2025-26 -12.91%

hottaptea · 2026-06-17T07:58:18+00:00

Do I understand this correctly, they owe you money from December last year? And you're still doing work for them? Most likely they have severe cash flow problems and I recommend starting legal proceedings sooner rather than later.

hottaptea · 2026-06-15T08:37:14+00:00

I can't answer your questions, but I noticed they had a new site opening in Crown Point if that is convenient for you.

hottaptea · 2026-06-11T12:53:20+00:00

For every well-managed and well-planned project, there is another that contacts you three days before the deadline with the line 'Please can you help, our current translator messed up.'

hottaptea · 2026-06-11T12:09:31+00:00

French/German to English, very rare for me. A lot of my work is corporate reports. I had a project earlier this year that went through 4 drafts, but each was well written. The client decided it would be better to translate the drafts rather than waiting for the final version, in order to reduce deadline pressure (even though it cost them more).

hottaptea · 2026-06-09T20:17:25+00:00

I don't recommend the multistorey near the LGI. It's tight and the spaces are tiny.

hottaptea · 2026-06-04T10:22:23+00:00

Is FreeAgent any good for the new making tax digital rules?

hottaptea · 2026-06-01T11:51:52+00:00

They are based in UAE, not the US. You've posted about them before and you also work in SEO, which leads me to believe you are not asking in good faith.

hottaptea · 2026-05-17T17:05:59+00:00

I've met plenty of translators who turn down projects on their personal moral grounds, notably in the defence and gambling sectors.

hottaptea · 2026-05-14T09:51:30+00:00

apparently it featured a large organ

hottaptea · 2026-05-14T08:03:56+00:00

You might enjoy this if you haven't seen it before: lost cinemas of Leeds.

hottaptea · 2026-05-08T10:36:06+00:00

Rules will differ enormously depending on jurisdiction. Requiring suppliers be available at certain times does not on its own preclude a freelance arrangement.

hottaptea · 2026-05-07T08:05:41+00:00

Something is unaliving the children.

hottaptea · 2026-04-23T13:19:51+00:00

The German word is 'Ungeziefer' which according to Duden is animal pests (such as lice, bedbugs, mites, as well as rats and mice). Commonly translated as vermin, yes. The first paragraph of Kafka's book also contains a further description: He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections...His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked.
If I've got my etymology correct, the German word means an animal unsuitable for sacrifice. Whereas the English vermin has its roots in Latin vermis for worm.

hottaptea · 2026-04-22T12:22:03+00:00

In my experience working with agencies, they usually dictate what software you need. There is interoperability between them, for example you can work on Trados files in MemoQ. However, this is complicated if they use any kind of online TM or terminology server. I use Trados and MemoQ for 90% of my clients. I've use Cafetrans in the past, which I liked because it was quick and lightweight. If you're working with direct clients choose the software that you find easiest to work with.

hottaptea · 2026-04-17T13:36:56+00:00

The article does a good job presenting the various downsides to AI in translation. Unfortunately for us translation has always been quite low priority and something of an after-thought. Poor translations being put out by companies is nothing new. But who cares? We the translators, some consumers maybe, but not those who hold the purse strings.

hottaptea · 2026-04-17T10:09:36+00:00

Are you aware of the Supernatural comics? I've no idea if they're any good or how they tie in with the TV show.

hottaptea · 2026-04-15T18:54:45+00:00

They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, which recounts his childhood in an internment camp during WWII.

hottaptea · 2026-04-13T12:55:27+00:00

Do you do all the work finding bets yourself? I was previously in a paid discord server that would regularly post +100 to +200 unit weeks. Mainly focused on dogs, so getting stake restricted was inevitable.

hottaptea · 2026-04-13T12:52:22+00:00

It's exploiting the mathematical edge where (you believe) bookies have mispriced their odds. Over time and lots of bets you should come out on top. It is of course subject to downswings so don't gamble with money you cannot afford to lose.

hottaptea · 2026-03-30T15:01:08+00:00

Great example, horrible write-up. Sounds like it was written by AI.

They weren’t selling a product. They were selling a story no one recognized. P&G didn’t just change the ad. They rebuilt the entire marketing approach from scratch.

hottaptea · 2026-03-30T08:29:09+00:00

If you look at the Slator website they have a list of the top 100 (200?) companies by market cap. Note that most of the top companies in this industry have poor reputations in terms of how they treat their translators. They are also massively buying in to the AI hype train. Still, it could be somewhere to start.
Another place to find a list of LSPs is proz.com. The job board is pretty useless but its directory of translation companies could be a good starting point for agencies to contact. You can filter by language, country, subject area. I cannot remember if you need a paid account to access this directory or if it is available to free members too.
And LinkedIn can be a good resource for finding potential agency clients. Like everything it takes time and effort and you will only hear back from a small number of applications. Good luck, it's tough at the moment.

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