Off topic: I could've retired with this one job.... Tópico cartaz: Dylan J Hartmann
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Spilt my coffee when I saw this job posting this morning..... too bad it was already claimed!
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Cyberspace has a number of mistakes. Human judgment is required. We need not totally depend on electronics.
They also maintain a number of jokes as well.
Soonthon L.
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Dylan J Hartmann 
Austrália
Membro (2014)
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MODERADOR CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO | The hint is in the WC and rate | Mar 11, 2016 |
If only we could charge $800 per word!
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John Fossey
Canadá
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Balasubramaniam L.
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Reminds me of an anecdote about George Bernard Shaw. In an interview he claimed that he has earned one pound for every word he has written in his life. A reader of the interview sent him a money order for one pound and requested him to write back a word in return.
Can you guess what word old Bernard wrote him back?
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The word "Thanks"!!!!
But, if the reader had preserved the letter containing this one word, it wo... See more Reminds me of an anecdote about George Bernard Shaw. In an interview he claimed that he has earned one pound for every word he has written in his life. A reader of the interview sent him a money order for one pound and requested him to write back a word in return.
Can you guess what word old Bernard wrote him back?
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The word "Thanks"!!!!
But, if the reader had preserved the letter containing this one word, it would now have fetched him several million pounds from art collectors! ▲ Collapse
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Tom in London
Reino Unido
Local time: 12:52
Membro (2008)
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DJHartmann wrote:
If only we could charge $800 per word!
Next time an agency asks me to proofread/correct a translation, I'm going to tell them I charge $800 per hour for proofreading.
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DJHartmann wrote: Spilt my coffee when I saw this job posting this morning..... too bad it was already claimed!
LoL
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Don't leave us hanging! Which Pacific island did you retire to after that wonderful job?
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| "Thanks" for quoting it! | Mar 12, 2016 |
Balasubramaniam L. wrote:
Can you guess what word old Bernard wrote him back?
The word "Thanks"!!!!
Hilarious! I did not know of that story. Thanks for sharing it!
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Dylan J Hartmann
Austrália
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MODERADOR CRIADOR(A) DO TÓPICO | Already in paradise | Mar 13, 2016 |
TransAfrique wrote: Don't leave us hanging! Which Pacific island did you retire to after that wonderful job?
I'm already in paradise, visiting Thailand
(P.S. I didn't get to claim the job, which no doubt contained a mistake by the PM)
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Thayenga
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| A good example | Mar 13, 2016 |
Next time someone offers you USD 0.05/word just send this one to them, asking them to adjust their rate "just a little".
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