{"id":882,"date":"2019-07-09T14:07:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T13:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.kleinwolfpeters.com\/?p=882"},"modified":"2019-07-09T14:07:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T13:07:40","slug":"behind-the-screen-jess-crutchley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kleinwolfpeters.com\/?p=882&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Behind the screen: Jess Crutchley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this issue: Jess Crutchley, Senior Editor and Translator<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are the most difficult words to translate?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Weiterentwicklung! It seems like it should be simple but, for me, the literal translation of \u201cfurther development\u201d just doesn\u2019t cut it. It crops up time and again in the texts we translate and can mean a whole range of different things\u2026 advancement, upgrade, improvement, derivative, enhancement \u2026 you get the idea. Sometimes it suffices to simply say \u201cdevelopment\u201d. But in English, we like to \u201cverb\u201d, so in other cases it\u2019s more natural to work around it by saying that product X has been refined, optimized, revised, improved, insert suitable verb here. As always in our job, context is king.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is your preferred workspace like?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>From a tech perspective I like to work with two screens: one for my actual translation \u2013 usually in memoQ or Studio \u2013 and one for all my online dictionaries and research. I like the fact that I share an office with some of my colleagues \u2013 it\u2019s great that we can bounce ideas off one another. I think I\u2019d get a bit lonely if I worked from home the whole time, although I\u2019m glad that I also have that option.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you like most about your job?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For me, every sentence I translate is like solving a puzzle. It gives me an immense sense of satisfaction to come up with solutions that work and sound natural in the target language (in my case, English). It\u2019s extremely demanding intellectually but very rewarding.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dogs or cats?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I come from a family of dog lovers so if I had to choose, I\u2019d say I\u2019m more of a dog person. But that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m thinking about getting one any time soon! My parents have two mad but adorable black labs, Sophie and Ember. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Audiobook or paperback?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I love reading for pleasure but sadly I don\u2019t do it much unless I\u2019m on holiday \u2013 then I read loads, usually on my Kindle. Because I spend so much time reading and analysing texts at work, I like to give my eyes (and brain) a bit of a break in the evening and at weekends. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever listened to an Audiobook, but maybe I should try it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tea or coffee?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>I was born and bred in the UK, so I do love a good cup of what I\u2019d call \u201cproper\u201d tea (strong black tea with a splash of milk \u2013 overly milky tea is the worst!). It might sound like a clich\u00e9, but if I\u2019m having a bad day or something has gone wrong, then a cup of tea always helps! That said, I\u2019m pretty addicted to coffee as well. I can\u2019t start the day without one! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago \u2013 has it been that long already? \u2013 we ran a series of short interviews with the people at the heart of Klein Wolf Peters. 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