well done you clevery person
now I know who to come to when I need something translated in a rush.... Babelfish isn't good enough for most of the stuff I get through from Magneti
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:05, archived)

At work we need to get papers and technical manuals translated quite often
but luckily we're based in a city full of foreign students so it's not too expensive.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:12, archived)

The last time I used Babelfish
after a web-automated reply from a supplier's query site, it said 'Greetings! We will immediately sit down on your query and talk over it!'

another 'That's Life' moment :-)
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:15, archived)

Pfffft.
I bet that gave you no end of confidence in their services.
( The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:29, archived)

I charge for that sort of thing nowadays.
Am working for the family business as a translator this year, then going back to uni September 2010 to get my translation masters.
( LimeyTreat Bitch. Lover. Child. Mother. Sinner. Saint., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:16, archived)

ah- I didn't mean I was expecting a freebie
but I'd rather put the money in the hand of someone that earns the cash, not the office manager who makes a living by skimming money from those that actually have the talent to do the job.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 22:20, archived)