Beginner’s luck ???

Paul Cohen wrote:

It's been a hectic summer, so I unfortunately missed this uproarious thread until today.

Count me among the wet blankets.

We certainly don't have to all see eye-to-eye on everything on this site. In fact, we would have incredibly boring discussions and debates if we all agreed on everything. However, I would hope that we could all at least agree that a person who does not possess a native level of ability in a foreign language* should not be translating into that language as a paid professional. Period.

*Exceptions being of course extremely rare language combinations such as Inuktitut>Swahili, where it is virtually impossible to find a highly qualified translator.

I find it particularly revealing that the founder of this site has been at the forefront in congratulating Juliano on his initial successes. I'm flabbergasted; he's delighted.

I would also advise Juliano to stick to translating into his mother tongue.

And, as others have pointed out, please keep in mind that this forum is public and everyone in the world with access to a computer can read it. Sure, it's informal. But it's also written in stone, so to speak. Our words -- including the chutzpah of an exuberant newbie who appears to have gotten a lucky break -- will be floating in cyberspace for years to come.