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Jan 18

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Harishankar Shahi
Harishankar Shahi  Identity Verified
הודו
חבר (2014)
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Translators are not typists Jan 18

LSPs must put a rate threshold for the clients’ because with AI propaganda, if propaganda not a correct choice, then hype or over-speculation, client fail to understand how inaccurate and inadequate output could be. And client, in case of a corporation and LSP may not be a lingual expert themselves. So, abrupt pricing not only can kill the work but also make good workers to leave the industry who has spent years in it. Low level reviewers has always been a problem and now this rate’s dog fig... See more
LSPs must put a rate threshold for the clients’ because with AI propaganda, if propaganda not a correct choice, then hype or over-speculation, client fail to understand how inaccurate and inadequate output could be. And client, in case of a corporation and LSP may not be a lingual expert themselves. So, abrupt pricing not only can kill the work but also make good workers to leave the industry who has spent years in it. Low level reviewers has always been a problem and now this rate’s dog fight is making survival very difficult.

And this is very painful for that language where not associations or organizations to protect, and led by non-natives. ▲ Collapse
 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
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Local time: 17:03
חבר (2007)
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Specialize, specialize, specialize! Jan 18

Specialize in uniquely human abilities and skills...

[Edited at 2026-01-18 13:22 GMT]

Maria Laura Curzi
expressisverbis
María Domínguez Camba
Ridvan Ali Patat
 
Oscar Núñez Alfaro
Oscar Núñez Alfaro  Identity Verified
קוסטה-ריקה
Local time: 10:03
חבר (Oct 2026)
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Trustment and Clear Communication! Jan 18

I think that it is always important to establish a great relationship with clients where they can trust and believe in our services, language skills, and values.
 
Philip Lees
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יוון
Local time: 19:03
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Other Jan 19

Plumbing.

Daryo
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
antoine piazza
Baran Keki
IrinaN (X)
Lingua 5B
Maria Laura Curzi
 
Lingua 5B
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בוסניה והרצגובינה
Local time: 18:03
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Forestry Jan 19

Forestry skills ain’t bad either.

P.L.F. Persi (X)
Daryo
María Domínguez Camba
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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Local time: 17:03
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Human behaviour Jan 26

If LSPs were graded on survival skills, I’d vote for psychology.
It seems like we’ll need buckets of it to deal with the translation world... and the world in general!
 


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