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| | | | Sheila Wilson 
Spain
Local time: 00:31
Member (2007)
English
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| What is so incredibly special about 01/01/YYYY? | Dec 24, 2016 |
It's just a normal day, isn't it? It wasn't even a holiday in the UK until quite recently, as far as I remember. I don't see it as anything much more than a nuisance as it takes me a while to remember to write the different year number. Oh, and it marks the start of the book-keeping headache, getting all the figures ready for my accountant.
I make business decisions and resolutions as and when appropriate.
| | | | neilmac
Spain
Local time: 01:31
Spanish to English
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I may have done, I but I don't recall anything specific. I did raise my rate for one client in January, but it seems to have lessened their eagerness to keep sending my work as their default translator... the last time they approached me, instead of just ordering the translation as they used to do, they asked for an estimate instead. When I quoted the rate I'd imposed in January, they never got back to me.
So, my resolution for this year is to pay no more attention to the pushy grab... See more I may have done, I but I don't recall anything specific. I did raise my rate for one client in January, but it seems to have lessened their eagerness to keep sending my work as their default translator... the last time they approached me, instead of just ordering the translation as they used to do, they asked for an estimate instead. When I quoted the rate I'd imposed in January, they never got back to me.
So, my resolution for this year is to pay no more attention to the pushy grabsters permanently obsessing about "increasing revenue" and encouraging gratuitous rate-raising through things like website polls or blogs. And to leave Baby Bear's porridge the way it always should be, i.e. just right.
PS Season's greetings, everyone!
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| | | | | I don't go in for that whole thing | Dec 24, 2016 |
I have never been a big fan of New Year resolutions. I make my resolutions as they come along… Season's greetings, everyone!
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Julian Holmes
Japan
Local time: 08:31
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
I don't remember and and don't really care
Happy Crimbo, everyone
| | | | Reed James
Chile
Local time: 19:31
Member (2005)
Spanish to English
| Where I'm from... | Dec 24, 2016 |
It's "go FOR", not "go IN for". So neither do I go for going IN for, nor do I go for going FOR these resolutions and the like.
| | | | Ricki Farn
Germany
Local time: 01:31
English to German
I've generally resolved to say "no" faster and more often, and I think I'm slowly getting better at it, but it wasn't tied to a specific year.
Peaceful days, everyone!
| | | | Michael Harris
Germany
Local time: 01:31
Member (2006)
German to English
| Do not go for it | Dec 24, 2016 |
I have already lost 9 kg doing sport activities over the past 3 months. Why should I wait fo the 1st Jan?
Same as Teresa says, make your decisions as you go along and do not wait for an excuse to push things off which you do not do at the end anyway!
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| | Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 00:31
Member (2007)
English
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| I don't go in for American English | Dec 24, 2016 |
Reed James wrote:
Where I'm from...
It's "go FOR", not "go IN for". So neither do I go for going IN for, nor do I go for going FOR these resolutions and the like.
and you clearly don't go in for British. Fine: nothing to shout about .
| | | | Helen Hagon
Local time: 00:31
Member (2011)
Russian to English
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| Not for work | Dec 24, 2016 |
I made a personal resolution and am proud to say I kept it, but work is different. Being self-employed is a constant process of decision-making and evaluating the effectiveness of my actions. I need to always be aware of how I am doing, and adjust things accordingly, so it wouldn't be appropriate to wait until 1st January came around.
Happy Christmas, everyone!
| | | | Mario Chavez (X)
Local time: 19:31
English to Spanish
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| I don't usually endorse acculturation… | Dec 24, 2016 |
…and I'm not going to start now. Like Kwanzaa (that made-up African-American holiday), St. Patrick's Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving, New Year's resolutions are a cultural construct (made in America, Trumpists) made to homogenize the world.
During my months in Aveiro, Portugal, I was sad to notice “Black Friday” ads and signage at my local shopping center. I find the americanization trend quite repulsive. And I'm American.
So, no, I don't go for that sort of thing... See more …and I'm not going to start now. Like Kwanzaa (that made-up African-American holiday), St. Patrick's Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving, New Year's resolutions are a cultural construct (made in America, Trumpists) made to homogenize the world.
During my months in Aveiro, Portugal, I was sad to notice “Black Friday” ads and signage at my local shopping center. I find the americanization trend quite repulsive. And I'm American.
So, no, I don't go for that sort of thing.
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Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 20:31
Member (2014)
English to Portuguese
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Anyone who uses a specific/special date to make any important decision has a serious issue making decisions. Decisions are made when they have to be made, not in new year's eve. Planned decisions are made when an issue appears or when you decide to resolve one, and dates like new year's eve are the least likely to generate any positive planning or decision.
| | | | Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:31
Russian to English
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In memoriam | Where I'm from... | Dec 25, 2016 |
It's "go In for", not "go FOR". So neither do I go in for going IN for, nor do I go in for going FOR these resolutions and the like.
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I made a resolution that I couldn't keep. I committed to expanding my client base, but it didn't happen because I was in a reactive mode (i.e., putting out fires) all year long.
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