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Being competitive without experience
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Zea_Mays
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@P.L.F. Persio Jan 31

P.L.F. Persio wrote:

I hear you but then, the devil you know goes bankrupt, and the baskets in which you were supposed to put your precious eggs aren't that many anymore, or strong enough, or even baskets, just a couple of twigs.

So you try to pull yourself up by your bootstraps, but you're not sure you're talented enough to pull it through. Even if you were, though, it could take you years to make a living out of your new venture, because that's the nature of the beast.

All you want to do is curl up in fetal position under your duvet, with the sole consolation of knowing so many fascinating English idioms.

But you don't. You put on a brave face and go out, ready to withstand the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.


♥️

Rachel Waddington
P.L.F. Persio
Lingua 5B
 
Gregory Thomas (X)
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They key question/point Jan 31

Gerard Barry wrote: You do know that most people need to work for a living, right?

This, and the "basket" another one mentioned. For smaller language pairs, large agencies achieved almost monopoly status (the 'basket with all the eggs' became the only option for years). What should be asked before anyone replies: "Is this your only income? Do you pay your own rent? Do you live in a cheap or expensive country?". Otherwise everything is tainted by the bias of personal circumstances.
 
Chris Says Bye
Chris Says Bye
This Jan 31

Lefteris Kritikakis wrote:
everything is tainted by the bias of personal circumstances.

Exactly.

Dan Lucas
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Lieven Malaise
P.L.F. Persio
 
Lieven Malaise
Lieven Malaise
Belgium
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. Feb 1

Lefteris Kritikakis wrote:
Otherwise everything is tainted by the bias of personal circumstances.


This guy. 😂😂
 
Dan Lucas
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Japanese to English
Amusing isn't it Feb 1

Lieven Malaise wrote:
This guy. 😂😂

There's no sense of irony is there.
I was probably like that - as a teenager.

Dan

Lieven Malaise
 
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