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Veronica Coquard
Veronica Coquard
France
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French to English
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Sorry, it's quite the opposite in my book - er, TM Jun 7, 2012

In my translation experience, I have learned so much that when I come across work that I did years ago I want to erase it all and write it over again.

My TM content is getting better every day, and that is exactly how I can judge the worth of my experience.
 
Rolf Keller
Rolf Keller
Germany
Local time: 15:37
English to German
Theory vs. real life Jun 8, 2012

verslanglais wrote:

My TM content is getting better every day, and that is exactly how I can judge the worth of my experience.


My, I, my, I, my ... And what about John Doe and Jane Roe?

How can a client be sure that you are not Vanessa IjustExchangeWordsUsingAdictionary?
 
Veronica Coquard
Veronica Coquard
France
Local time: 15:37
French to English
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I don't share a general TM with any client Jun 9, 2012

If a client requires part of a TM, it is essential that this be requested in advance. If there is no such mention when a job is ordered, I save the translation to one big TM according to the language variant (US or GB) and keep it for myself. If the client specifically wants their work to be on a TM to be shared or archived, I'll save it to a new TM (or use their existing TM).

I am using first-person pronouns because I am talking about my experience. I can't speak for John Doe or a... See more
If a client requires part of a TM, it is essential that this be requested in advance. If there is no such mention when a job is ordered, I save the translation to one big TM according to the language variant (US or GB) and keep it for myself. If the client specifically wants their work to be on a TM to be shared or archived, I'll save it to a new TM (or use their existing TM).

I am using first-person pronouns because I am talking about my experience. I can't speak for John Doe or anyone else.

It goes without saying that even with a prolific TM you can't just replace one word for another. Personally I handle marketing texts, where sentence structure is all-important and my clients are very demanding. I wouldn't have gotten a foot in the door if my work hadn't been up to speed. But I digress.

All this is to say that the volume of a TM, as the concept exists today, cannot vouch for experience. For those of you who have not made use of the IATE's on-line TM, you can download it to jump-start your own TM. I found this useful when beginning with Trados Studio. The content is not very reliable -- context is everything -- but the sheer volume will enable your TM to be activated much more quickly than if you were just working alone. (Many people don't realize that a TM must include a certain number of translation units just to start recognizing segments.)

For those of you who are interested, you'll find free TMs on the following website: http://ec.europa.eu/translation/english/guidelines/en_guidelines_en.htm


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