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5920 polls, displaying 1 through 50
How often do you go out to socialise?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 16
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In your opinion, what is the appropriate rate for MT post-editing?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 15
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How do you back up your data?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 14
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When revising someone else's translation, do you make contact with the translator?
By Marzieh Izadi - featured on Jul 13
Never 64.1%
Sometimes 16.7%
Other N/A 14.6%
Always 3.5%
Often 1.0%
198 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you go about formatting documents?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 12
Manually format each document 32.9%
Other (please specify) 21.8%
Use formatting tools within CAT software 16.7%
Follow client-provided formatting guidelines 14.8%
Use templates in word processing software 9.3%
Hire a professional for formatting 1.9%
Utilize online formatting services 1.9%
Use predefined styles and macros 0.9%
216 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you feel like the tools/programs clients request slow down your work pace?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 11
Yes 44.6%
No 38.3%
Other (discuss) 17.1%
287 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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As an interpreter, do you ever work between two languages that do not include your mother tongue?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 10
No 40.4%
N/A 36.3%
Yes 16.5%
It depends 6.7%
267 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In your opinion, does the language we use affect our mindsets?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 9
Yes 70.4%
Not sure 14.0%
No 12.7%
N/A (other) 2.9%
307 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Next generation translators and interpreters will be grateful to us for helping AI get wiser.
By anonymous - featured on Jul 8
False 51.0%
True 29.0%
N/A (discuss) 20.0%
290 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you think freelancers can not only compete but outperform large companies?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 7
It depends 43.8%
Yes. 30.3%
No. 21.6%
N/A Other 4.3%
185 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which is your top weekend habit?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 6
N/A (please share) 28.8%
Recharge 23.3%
Unplug 16.0%
Exercise 12.3%
Limit chores 8.0%
Mingle and bond 7.4%
Reflect 4.3%
163 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Are translators born or made?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 5
Made 58.6%
Born 18.5%
No idea 13.9%
N/A (discuss) 8.9%
302 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you usually take a printed fiction book when packing for a trip?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 4
Always 32.8%
Sometimes 27.9%
Never 22.1%
Rarely 8.3%
It depends 5.5%
N/A (please share) 3.4%
326 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever encountered a word in your mother tongue that you didn’t know how to translate?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 3
Yes, ocasionally. 48.4%
Yes, but rarely. 23.8%
Yes, frequently. 18.4%
N/A (other) 5.6%
No, never. 3.8%
320 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever considered teaching as an additional source of income?
By anonymous - featured on Jul 2
Yes 49.5%
No 46.6%
N/A (please share) 3.9%
382 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Has the advent of AI-based machine translation affected your income?
By Valeria Verona - featured on Jul 1
Yes, quite significantly 35.4%
Yes, a bit 22.3%
Not sure 20.2%
No 18.9%
N/A Other (discuss) 3.2%
376 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is your most common breakfast?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 30
Other (please share) 24.1%
Toast with butter or jam with coffee/tea 17.3%
I usually skip breakfast 15.2%
Oatmeal or porridge 9.9%
Yogurt with fruit 8.9%
Cereal and milk 8.4%
Eggs (scrambled, fried, boiled) with coffee/tea 8.4%
Breakfast sandwich or burrito with coffee/tea 6.3%
Pancakes or waffles with coffee/tea 1.0%
Smoothie or juice 0.5%
191 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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In your opinion, how important is it to physically meet potential clients?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 29
Not important at all 62.6%
Moderately important 12.8%
Slightly important 12.8%
Extremely important 5.4%
Very important 3.4%
Other (please discuss) 3.0%
203 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you believe we think differently in different languages?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 28
Yes, to some extent. 48.2%
Yes, definitely. 30.9%
No, not really. 11.5%
I'm not sure. 7.3%
N/A (discuss) 2.1%
330 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you undergo a background check requiring your ID and/or oficial criminal check for a job?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 27
It depends 39.4%
Yes. 33.6%
No way. 24.3%
N/A Other 2.6%
345 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you be interested in being a mentor/mentee on the site?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 26
No 60.4%
Maybe 25.2%
Yes 12.8%
Other N/A 1.6%
321 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Would you like to have polls about regional variations of idiomatic expressions?
By Andre Dumoulin - featured on Jun 25
Yes, why not? 42.7%
No 38.6%
Yes, but limited to English 6.7%
Yes, but limited to world languages 6.0%
N/A Other 6.0%
267 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you think ProZ.com has improved its services in recent years?
By Christina Pauly - featured on Jun 24
No. 43.8%
Not sure. 35.0%
Yes. 18.6%
N/A Other 2.6%
349 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Being part of the Certified Pro Network gives you more chances of getting jobs/clients.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 23
Other (discuss) 41.0%
True 32.5%
False 26.5%
166 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How often do you do physical activity?
By Barbara Turitto - featured on Jun 22
Several times a week 31.8%
Daily 30.8%
Rarely 16.4%
Never 8.2%
A few times a month 5.6%
Once a week 5.1%
N/A Other 2.1%
195 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you voted or rated entries in the current ProZ.com Translation contest?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 21
No. 78.7%
Yes. 11.2%
No, but I'm planning to. 8.1%
N/A (discuss) 1.9%
258 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How would you rate your computing skills?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 20
Good 48.2%
Excellent 25.5%
Average 19.6%
Below average 4.2%
N/A Other 2.0%
Poor 0.6%
357 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you submitted an entry in the current ProZ. com Translation contest?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 19
No 90.9%
Yes 8.2%
Other (discuss) 0.9%
318 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (12)] [View this poll]

Have you ever been overly confident of your translation abilities?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 18
Yes, occasionally. 33.1%
Rarely. 29.8%
No, never. 19.6%
Yes, often. 13.9%
Other N/A 3.6%
332 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you consider your greatest weakness as a language specialist?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 17
Other N/A (discuss) 28.0%
Procrastination 23.7%
Lack of specialization in certain fields 19.7%
Difficulty with idiomatic expressions 11.1%
Poor time management 9.7%
Inconsistent terminology 5.0%
Missing deadlines 2.9%
279 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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If Proz.com provided paid or unpaid language courses, which language would you like to learn?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 16
Not interested/no time 30.3%
Other - N/A (discuss) 29.3%
Italian. 12.2%
German. 12.2%
It would be great to improve my English. 10.1%
Hindi. 3.2%
Hungarian. 2.1%
Czech. 0.5%
188 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Have you ever undertaken any pro bono work?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 15
Yes, but only once or twice. 34.5%
Yes, occasionally. 26.5%
No, never. 26.5%
Yes, frequently. 6.5%
I’m considering it in the future. 3.5%
Other N/A 2.5%
200 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Which of the following comparisons is most commonly misunderstood in our profession?
By Iulia Parvu - featured on Jun 14
Translation vs. Interpreting 38.2%
Editing vs. Revising 14.2%
Language Fluency vs. Professional Competence 12.7%
Proofreading vs. Post-editing 9.1%
Localization vs. Translation 8.0%
Other (please share) 7.3%
Machine Translation vs. Human Translation 6.2%
Literal vs. Contextual Translation 4.4%
275 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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As a linguist I'm satisfied with the following membership:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 13
Other (please share) 34.5%
Proz Standard 34.0%
Proz Plus 11.8%
ATA (or local equivalent) 9.7%
Proz Premium 8.4%
Upwork (and similar) 1.7%
238 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (18)] [View this poll]

Would you be willing to pay if AI started charging a fee for its services?
By Vladimir Dubisskiy - featured on Jun 12
No 83.9%
Yes 16.1%
317 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (29)] [View this poll]

How important do you think CPN is for profile visibility?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 11
N/A (other) 59.1%
It helps but is not essential. 14.3%
It doesn't affect profile visibility. 13.8%
It significantly enhances profile visibility 7.9%
It has minimal impact on profile visibility. 4.9%
203 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do people typically react when you tell them you are a linguist or translator?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 10
They are curious and ask lots of questions about the job. 27.8%
They seem confused and don't really understand what I do. 27.8%
They are impressed and express admiration for the skill. 23.6%
Other (please share) 11.9%
They think you are poor. 9.0%
335 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What is the biggest put-off when it comes to a client request?
By Iulia Parvu - featured on Jun 9
A combination of all the above 40.4%
Low budget 38.0%
Tight deadline 6.2%
Not enough expertise in the subject 4.8%
Something else (please share) 3.4%
Unfriendliness of PMs 2.9%
Too small to bother 2.9%
Too much research involved 1.4%
208 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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As a language professional I invest into my business in the form of:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 8
memberships 35.2%
software 25.0%
Other (discuss)) 19.3%
online/offline events 10.8%
marketing/PR 9.7%
176 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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Do you sometimes feel that quality of your translation has become worse due to improper revision?
By Marzieh Izadi - featured on Jun 7
No 47.6%
Yes 42.7%
Other 9.8%
286 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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How do you handle clients who keep in touch with you though only send you very small requests?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 6
I do the work and hope for larger projects. 74.0%
After 2-3 occasions I cease the cooperation. 10.2%
I do not do such work due to invoicing/admin. 9.2%
N/A 6.5%
400 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What factors do you believe outsourcers prioritize when evaluating your job quote?
By Juan Herrera - featured on Jun 5
An appropriate and accurate quoting 48.4%
All those features together 17.8%
I've never been selected / no idea 12.8%
None of that, it's just a random, lucky deed 10.1%
A quick, short quoting, even if not accurate 8.1%
Quoting in English, despite your language pair 2.7%
258 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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What do you do if a client rejects your translation?
By anonymous - featured on Jun 4
Discuss the shortcomings with the client 63.8%
Other 17.0%
Stand my ground 13.2%
Promptly offer a refund 6.0%
318 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
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My work-life balance as a translator:
By anonymous - featured on Jun 3
So-so, I do not have a real schedule 49.4%
Is great, I maintain office working hours 26.6%
Sucks - I work all day long incl. weekends 14.5%
Other (any tips?) 9.5%
241 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (7)] [View this poll]

I consider myself to be open-minded.
By anonymous - featured on Jun 2
True 89.0%
False 11.0%
209 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (11)] [View this poll]

Which of these would be your dream translation project?
By Iulia Parvu - featured on Jun 1
Translating a bestselling novel 27.4%
Something else (please share) 17.7%
Translating cutting-edge scientific research 14.8%
Translating travel guides & tourism material 12.6%
Localizing an educational app or software 8.5%
Localizing a popular video game 7.3%
Working on international law documents 6.3%
Translating a historic speech or document 5.4%
317 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (16)] [View this poll]

Do you provide a quote for freelance jobs without specifying the word count or length?
By anonymous - featured on May 31
No 57.5%
Yes 31.9%
Other 10.6%
273 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (9)] [View this poll]

How many clients have you had to fire?
By anonymous - featured on May 30
1-2 clients 40.8%
None 24.3%
3-5 clients 20.2%
More than 5 clients 9.6%
N/A (discuss) 5.1%
292 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (12)] [View this poll]

Do you worry about security issues if you work from public places (libraries, parks, etc)?
By anonymous - featured on May 29
Yes 43.3%
No. 36.9%
N/A (other) 19.9%
312 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (22)] [View this poll]

Do you eat at your desk?
By anonymous - featured on May 28
No. 41.5%
Yes. 30.0%
It depends. 27.5%
Other (please comment). 1.0%
393 vote(s). You have voted on this poll.
[Discuss in forum (14)] [View this poll]

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