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mtl_techwriter@yahoog...
Dec 1, 2004 12:40 pm
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Greetings! I just spotted this on Monster, so I'm passing it along. -- Dave CA-QC-Montreal-TECHNICAL WRITER :. Status: Full Time, Employee Job Location:...
Is it me, or are more technical writing jobs becoming more bilingual, where you are required to write in both languages? Most people can only write well in...
I write in both languages. Actually, I write in English (my second language) more often then in French. Sentences in the technical field are often short and...
I'm not sure K's comment does the question justice. I think that for the most part, those looking for tech writers who can produce in both languages are trying...
That's kinda nasty, don't you think? I speak both languages. Have all my life. I speak, write, read, play in both French and English. But I'll be damned if...
Tiffany, I do agree with most of your comments, there is a lot of poorly written content out there. There is one comment on which I agree totally, you can't...
I am always amazed by how many people cannot understand that notion. Trying to translate my own text would turn the writing/editing/translating process into a...
... [...] My work experience is very similar to France's, and this topic has ben discussed before on this list (I think?). Technical writing is not about ...
Christian writes: As for the cheap side Tiffany refers too, yes, some employers are looking for a quick'n'dirty way to have bilingual documents. But isn't it a...
Tiffany wrote: "Until I know that my French reads like that of a native speaker with my writing background, I will not sell myself as being a French writer." I...
By the way, do we have any details about the Christmas banquet yet? It's getting to be that time when we have to pick and choose between overlapping holiday...
Susan Guttman
sguttman@...
Dec 2, 2004 8:47 pm
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Hi: I speak English, French and Gibberish. AG...
Andy G
andy_g@...
Dec 2, 2004 9:29 pm
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I've always wanted to learn Gibberish; I'm already certified in Blather and Bullsh*t. ... From: Andy G [mailto:andy_g@...] Subject: Re: [mtl_techwriter]...
Susan Guttman
sguttman@...
Dec 2, 2004 9:35 pm
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Hello: Without realizing it, I seem to lapse into it. People often tell me that I am speaking gibberish. AG...
Andy G
andy_g@...
Dec 2, 2004 10:03 pm
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Interesting topic and qualified participants in this exchange. I've had the good fortune of working with France and seen her in action; I was impressed by her...
Living, as I do, in the Netherlands, I know I have met a highly educated Dutch person when they openly espouse views like Tiffany's. Here's why: Everyone here...
POSTED ON MONSTER.CA: CA-QC-Montreal-Data Editor :. Status: Full Time, Employee Salary: from CAD 25,000.00 per year Reference Code: 92426 Job Location:...
I think what they need is very basic. They are not going to publish the information, they just need to input the data for processing. Basically, they want to...
Also, "meet all the requirements for data entry" can be as simple as verifying that phone numbers are in the phone number field, proper names are in the proper...
Susan Guttman
sguttman@...
Dec 3, 2004 2:27 pm
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... I also think that due to the language environment in which we live in (being surrounded by ~300 million anglophones with English media: Internet, TV,...
There does seem to be an attitude prevalent here that if you can speak a language well enough to converse, you can automatically write well in it. This must be...
Des "chick peas"!!!!! ... From: Guertin, Martine [mailto:mguertin@...] Sent: December 3, 2004 10:41 AM To: mtl_techwriter@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:...
I'll take the compliment! Thanks! In fact, my situation is somewhat similar to the Dutch environment you describe: I was born in MOntreal but moved to Germany...
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