An esteemed colleague is translating (from German into English) daily updates for a page of the Continental tires website entitled Continental and Tour de France: A success story for over 100 years. (Note, the site calls its products 'tires', not 'tyres'.)
My colleagues is not only an experienced and technically alert translator with proven target-language writing skills, he's also a keen cyclist. In other words, he has precisely the skillset
Continental needs to post translated technical journalism that sings.
Language service buyers everywhere who aim to achieve similar impact should follow Continental's excellent example.
This blog focuses on a small niche in the language services market, namely the adaptation between French and English (and to some extent other language pairs) of technical journalism for clients who seek to influence a clearly definied readership. Typical projects include website localisation, press releases and technical articles designed to shape opinions rather than simply inform. My blog is also a repository for occasional items of interest to translators and linguists in general.
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