Monthly Archives: November 2009
Best practice: Introduce yourself to the interpreter
by Franco Gamero Earlier this year I attended a Brake Colloquium in southern Brazil and assisted on a seminar on Heavy Truck Braking Systems at a local manufacturer. This conference was organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Brazil. … Continue reading
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“Probation” in every language, part 2
More of Franco Gamero’s thoughts on the term probation and its international use. After the experience in Argentina, I began to do Research on Probation. It is an accepted method by the United Nations and was initially accepted by many … Continue reading
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“Probation” in every language, part 1
Last year, MiTiN vice president Franco Gamero regaled those of us at a legal interpreting study session with a funny story about a court defendant who kept talking about his being sentenced to “provecho”. That is the Spanish word for … Continue reading
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Attending Professional Events – Canon 10 Makes it a MUST
In choosing events, efforts are made to reflect the broad interests of members, to explore new things and to expand vistas of knowledge in anything and everything related to languages, in general and in particular. I am confident they meet … Continue reading
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From the President
Dear MiTiN members and interested friends, It was a cool summer. Before we could really feel a ‘real summer, we are already deep into fall and nearing winter. I hope all of you had a great summer, nevertheless. My last … Continue reading
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