How to charge for Trados projects?
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Viktoria Gimbe 
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| | Let me tell you why | Aug 29 |
- Why don't you check your facts?
- I don't know what kind of super power you think you have to know what I am thinking... |
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What's the problem, Per? You put words in my mouth that I didn't say and declare that you know what I'm thinking, whereas you don't. And you find it unacceptable that I have something to reply to that? Not only should you check your facts, you should also check forum rules...
| - End clients always pay the full rate - have you never heard of this? |
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And your point is...?
Viktoria wrote:
And yes, Per, there are clients out there who pay each word as a No Match. |
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Per wrote:
It would be a very stupid customer who did not anticipate some kind of discount. |
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Viktoria wrote:
According to your comment, most of my customers are very stupid. 'Nuff said! |
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And your point is...?
| Per wote:...if you want fierce arguments and the chance to hit an opponent with flaming sentences, I suggest you try one of the hundreds of debate portals where you can abuse your opponent at heart’s content. |
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If you find them flaming, I guess that's your perception of things. Maybe instead of seeing red when someone has an opinion that's clearly different from yours, you should read their posts. Here's an example:
Per wrote:
If you read your own posting one more time, you will see that you compared a CAT-translation to “The second restaurant, which doesn't have sufficient business sense to realize that as much as they lower the price, the meal still isn't as interesting if they have dirty glasses, a waiter who has you, well, waiting and reduced staff in the kitchen which cancels out the advantage of the fast oven”. This is actually a description of a mediocre result. Don’t blame me for your own statements. |
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That is only how you construe it. However, had you tried to read what I really said instead of jumping to conclusions, you would know by now that I was comparing restaurant A, which has a brand new oven but doesn't lower its prices, to restaurant B, who has a brand new oven and did lower its prices. If you transpose this into the business of translation, you'd have to admit that both translators have CAT tools - it's the prices that are different. So, as I hope you see now, I was merely comparing a CAT translation to another CAT translation.
By the way, if you haven't guessed it yet, I am a CAT user. Why would I use technology I can't stand? Where is the logic?
Per wrote:
In the rest of your post, you use the old technique of arguing against things I don’t mean and have not said. |
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That, to me, is accusing someone of something you committed yourself, to better defend yourself. It's an old technique...
Can we resume the thread, please?
[Edited at 2008-08-29 22:42]
 
| | | | Ralf Lemster
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本论坛版主 | | Back to topic, folks... | Aug 30 |
Everyone,
Woudl you please get back to subject, without aggressive responses or personal attacks? I will need to lock the thread otherwise.
Thank you.
Ralf
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