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Freelance translators: Did you previously work in the main field in which you translate?
By Jack Doughty - featured on Feb 15, 2007
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Do you get distracted by chores when working at home?
By Norbert Hermann - featured on Feb 14, 2007
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Freelance translators: Did you work as an in-house translator before you became self-employed?
By Claudia Digel - featured on Feb 12, 2007
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Did you know that February 21 is the International Mother Language Day?
By Lubain Masum - featured on Feb 11, 2007
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If you understand the original language of a movie, you prefer to watch it in...
By TransFiber - featured on Feb 9, 2007
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What about having more fun poll questions (not just about translation)?
By anonymous - featured on Feb 8, 2007
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Where are the majority of your clients based?
By peiling - featured on Feb 7, 2007
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How many hours do you normally sleep on a working day?
By Monika Jakacka Márquez - featured on Feb 5, 2007
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How often do you update your resume?
By Julianne Rowland - featured on Feb 5, 2007
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Do you have your own website?
By Romy Retzlaff - featured on Feb 4, 2007
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Would you like to organize a powwow this year?
By RominaZ - featured on Feb 4, 2007
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In which currency do you most frequently receive payments?
By Fabio Descalzi - featured on Feb 2, 2007
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Do you use voice-recognition software to translate?
By Cristina Heraud-van Tol - featured on Feb 1, 2007
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When do you work most effectively?
By Rosa Enciso - featured on Jan 31, 2007
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How would you rate on average the response time of ProZ.com's Support?
By Ara Mkrtchyan (X) - featured on Jan 30, 2007
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How is the translation profession appreciated in your country?
By Sonja Bulesic Milic - featured on Jan 29, 2007
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Do you find the texts you translate interesting?
By Colin Ryan (X) - featured on Jan 26, 2007
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How often do you meet your clients in person?
By BelkisDV - featured on Jan 25, 2007
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Would you take up a job while on vacation?
By Hikmat Gumilar - featured on Jan 24, 2007
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Has translation/interpretation changed your social life?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 23, 2007
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Would you like to have fun taking part in a ProZ.com's translation contest?
By María Florencia Vita - featured on Jan 22, 2007
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How often do you look for new clients?
By Anne-Virginie Lerat - featured on Jan 19, 2007
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What do you mostly do during mini-breaks while at your desk (not including eating/drinking)?
By Gillian Scheibelein - featured on Jan 18, 2007
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How do your clients mostly contact you?
By Elisabete Cunha - featured on Jan 17, 2007
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Could you work without a computer?
By anonymous - featured on Jan 16, 2007
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Do you check your email when you are out of the office?
By Rebecca Hendry - featured on Jan 15, 2007
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Do you ask for purchase orders before proceeding to jobs?
By Erika Cenefels (X) - featured on Jan 14, 2007
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Have you ever heard of a translator being sued for professional reasons?
By Karin Usher - featured on Jan 13, 2007
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Would mobile internet be a solution for you?
By Wolfgang Jörissen - featured on Jan 11, 2007
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Would you accept a job beneath your rate?
By Alfredo Fernández Martínez - featured on Jan 10, 2007
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Are you a full-time translator/interpreter?
By Elisabete Cunha - featured on Jan 9, 2007
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How often do you raise your rates?
By Dimitra Karamperi - featured on Jan 8, 2007
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What is the single most important factor in working with an agency?
By Mike Hunter (X) - featured on Jan 8, 2007
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What do you do first thing in the morning?
By Inga Jakobi - featured on Jan 5, 2007
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How much extra do you charge direct clients (opposed to the normal fee you charge agencies)?
By Irene Elmerot - featured on Jan 4, 2007
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What do you like to hear while translating?
By Luis M. Cuerdo Galarraga - featured on Jan 3, 2007
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Where did you acquire your language skills?
By SMLS - featured on Jan 2, 2007
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Do you regard other translators in your language pair as your:
By Henrik Pipoyan - featured on Dec 31, 2006
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Have you suffered from back aches because of your work as a translator?
By Elizabeth Sánchez León - featured on Dec 29, 2006
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When you read for leisure, do you mostly read in your native language or in one of your working lang
By Domenica Grangiotti - featured on Dec 28, 2006
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Do you use a specific software to write invoices?
By Emmanuelle Riffault - featured on Dec 27, 2006
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Would you work on New Years's Eve?
By Rafael Molina Pulgar - featured on Dec 26, 2006
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What time do you usually start work?
By Rebecca Hendry - featured on Dec 23, 2006
8-10 am 40.8%
Before 8 am 17.2%
Depends on job 12.9%
10-12 am 12.8%
Whenever I get up 6.3%
In the afternoon 5.1%
At night 2.7%
When kids fall asleep 1.8%
N/A 0.4%
1198 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which is your favorite ProZ.com's feature?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 22, 2006
KudoZ 42.0%
Blue Board 16.4%
Job posting 16.0%
Forums 15.4%
Profile 5.1%
Other 2.2%
N/A 1.8%
Directories 1.1%
1209 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you solve translation / interpretation problems in your dreams?
By Rafael Molina Pulgar - featured on Dec 21, 2006
Never 49.1%
Sometimes 35.2%
I don't remember my dreams 10.5%
Often 4.3%
Almost every night 0.9%
1212 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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When you translate, do you first write a draft?
By Cristina Heraud-van Tol - featured on Dec 20, 2006
No 43.4%
Sometimes/ It depends 25.1%
Always 21.8%
I would if I had time 7.0%
N/A 2.7%
1177 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Will next year be better or worse for your business?
By Rafael Molina Pulgar - featured on Dec 19, 2006
Better 53.0%
I don't know 36.7%
The same 6.9%
Worse 3.4%
1521 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Can you remember the Chinese word for lepidoptery but not your mother's phone number?
By Maria Eugenia Farre - featured on Dec 17, 2006
Never 54.4%
Sometimes 29.5%
Often 11.6%
Always 4.5%
995 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you meet up regularly with other fellow colleagues?
By peiling - featured on Dec 16, 2006
No 48.2%
Occasionally 33.8%
Yes 16.3%
N/A 1.8%
1329 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are you planning a career change in the next year?
By anonymous - featured on Dec 14, 2006
No 68.2%
Maybe 18.0%
Yes 12.5%
N/A 1.3%
1475 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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5840 polls, displaying 5351 through 5400