When I have nothing more pressing to do and want to earn some extra cash, I work for an extremely cheap translation service, the name of which I shall not divulge here in case they disapprove of my comments. The service is a website offering soi-disant accurate translations at about half the price professional translators… Continue reading Extremely cheap translation services: pros and cons
Month: January 2017
GT presents Der König in Thule
Google Translate presents another German poetry classic. This one is a little ditty you can sing while changing for bed. The original is by Goethe, who first wrote it as a stand-alone piece but eventually assigned it to Gretchen in Faust – she putters around her bedroom complaining that it’s too hot and she feels scared, so,… Continue reading GT presents Der König in Thule
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
I don’t want to write too much about Mr. Trump – other people are doing an excellent job of that elsewhere – but I would like to comment on his alleged favorite book, Im Westen nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque, known to us as All Quiet on the Western Front. Now, has he actually read this book,… Continue reading “All Quiet on the Western Front”
Thank you, Port Plastics!
Shout-out to the very nice people at Port Plastics in San Jose, CA. They took time out of their busy day to help me figure out an accurate translation for a specialized Plexiglass item. Thanks!