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A fairly long day...
I've been going to sleep "early" the past few nights (10:30 to 11 pm) and as a result - or maybe it's just the bright sunlight that pours into my bedroom - I'm generally awake and alert at about 6 am or so.
It's a good feeling.
Today, I managed to finish off the procedure that's been the bane of my existence - just kidding - for the past few days. I sent it off to the client, too, which is a good feeling. I little realized, as I worked on it, that the document weighed in at over 10,000 target words.
In between, I managed to do a short item having to do with supervising church construction in a cold part of Russia, and to edit about 3,000 words of "leftovers" from last week's editing binge.
These edits sort of bring home those instances where I have been provided with references and have chosen to ignore some part of them. And in exercising that marvelous part of the brain that does critical thinking (and provides rationalizations), it occurs to me that when I do it, there are several important differences that distinguish me from the hacks who worked on the items I edited.
Primo, when I exercise initiative (or bull-headedness, depending on your point of view), I'm working into English, my native language. If I were given the job of translating something into Russian and were given Russian references from a reliable source, you can bet I'd give the references the benefit of many doubts.
Segundo, it is rare that I completely ignore a reference, so when I do choose to ignore a term, I make sure I inform the client of the specific deviations I've adopted, and why (without pegging the pedant meter). This, by the way, combined with an unflagging consistency in using terms, makes it fairly easy for an editor to undo my "suggestion" if necessary.
Tercero, if I've been informed that the use of certain terms, etc. is crucial to maintain uniformity in some larger corpus, I'll either shrug and do what the client wants or drop 'em an email outlining why I think a correction is in order but, whatever the result, in the end, I hum the Burger King jingle and follow instructions.
I managed to stay out of the store today, which really boosted my productivity. What remains on the plate: two more procedures (I'll have mixed feelings if they're as large: 10,000 words is a lot of words, a lot of work, but a nice paycheck), two smaller edits, and a third procedure that I'm hoping someone can find a better copy of.
The VAIO is downloading what I hope is the release version of Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06. According to the update application, there are 22 minutes left in the download.
Cheers...
It's a good feeling.
Today, I managed to finish off the procedure that's been the bane of my existence - just kidding - for the past few days. I sent it off to the client, too, which is a good feeling. I little realized, as I worked on it, that the document weighed in at over 10,000 target words.
In between, I managed to do a short item having to do with supervising church construction in a cold part of Russia, and to edit about 3,000 words of "leftovers" from last week's editing binge.
These edits sort of bring home those instances where I have been provided with references and have chosen to ignore some part of them. And in exercising that marvelous part of the brain that does critical thinking (and provides rationalizations), it occurs to me that when I do it, there are several important differences that distinguish me from the hacks who worked on the items I edited.
Primo, when I exercise initiative (or bull-headedness, depending on your point of view), I'm working into English, my native language. If I were given the job of translating something into Russian and were given Russian references from a reliable source, you can bet I'd give the references the benefit of many doubts.
Segundo, it is rare that I completely ignore a reference, so when I do choose to ignore a term, I make sure I inform the client of the specific deviations I've adopted, and why (without pegging the pedant meter). This, by the way, combined with an unflagging consistency in using terms, makes it fairly easy for an editor to undo my "suggestion" if necessary.
Tercero, if I've been informed that the use of certain terms, etc. is crucial to maintain uniformity in some larger corpus, I'll either shrug and do what the client wants or drop 'em an email outlining why I think a correction is in order but, whatever the result, in the end, I hum the Burger King jingle and follow instructions.
I managed to stay out of the store today, which really boosted my productivity. What remains on the plate: two more procedures (I'll have mixed feelings if they're as large: 10,000 words is a lot of words, a lot of work, but a nice paycheck), two smaller edits, and a third procedure that I'm hoping someone can find a better copy of.
The VAIO is downloading what I hope is the release version of Ubuntu Dapper Drake 6.06. According to the update application, there are 22 minutes left in the download.
Cheers...