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Poll: Worst phobia afflicting language professionals?
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Julian Holmes
Julian Holmes  Identity Verified
Japan
Local time: 19:29
Member (2011)
Japanese to English
Other Nov 28, 2017

Anonymouspollphobia

 
Thayenga
Thayenga  Identity Verified
Germany
Local time: 11:29
Member (2009)
English to German
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True Nov 28, 2017

Julian Holmes wrote:

Anonymouspollphobia

Since this is a pretty good question, why doesn't that person display her/his name? Or is this anonymous a hint at the invisible translator?


 
Jack Doughty
Jack Doughty  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:29
Russian to English
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In memoriam
Yes, anonymouspollphobia Nov 28, 2017

In particular, phobia against polls which don't enable us to vote for "some or all of the above" where apropriate.

 
neilmac
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 11:29
Spanish to English
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Other Nov 28, 2017

Non-native-marketbusterophobia would be high on my list…
PS: Ditto what Jack said.


 
Carla Catolino
Carla Catolino
Italy
Local time: 11:29
Member (2008)
Italian to English
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Agree! Nov 28, 2017

Jack Doughty wrote:

In particular, phobia against polls which don't enable us to vote for "some or all of the above" where apropriate.


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 10:29
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Agree! Nov 28, 2017

Jack Doughty wrote:

In particular, phobia against polls which don't enable us to vote for "some or all of the above" where apropriate.


I'd like to add atelophobia to the list...

[Edited at 2017-11-28 13:40 GMT]


 
Ventnai
Ventnai  Identity Verified
Spain
Local time: 11:29
German to English
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No fun Nov 28, 2017

It's no fun if you vote for "some or all of the above". You have to choose one. Take some of these polls with a pinch of salt and a light heart.

 
Fiona Grace Peterson
Fiona Grace Peterson  Identity Verified
Italy
Local time: 11:29
Italian to English
None of the above Nov 28, 2017

OhGodNotAnotherRidiculousProzPollaphobia gets my vote

 
writeaway
writeaway  Identity Verified
French to English
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This would get my vote too! Nov 28, 2017

Fiona Grace Peterson wrote:

OhGodNotAnotherRidiculousProzPollaphobia gets my vote


For sure


 
Paul Dixon
Paul Dixon  Identity Verified
Brazil
Local time: 07:29
Portuguese to English
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Subpeanutsrateophobia Nov 28, 2017

The worst of all is Subpeanutsrateophobia. A new development in PT/EN translation here in Brazil is: Ispentaweekindisneyandilldoitforfreeophobia.

 
John Fossey
John Fossey  Identity Verified
Canada
Local time: 06:29
Member (2008)
French to English
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Mistakephobia Nov 28, 2017

Not to say that any mistakes get through, but the fear of making a mistake on critical documents should motivate every professional to take special care to double check their work.

Unfortunately, when I have had to outsource work I have too often found that colleagues don't always double check their work and mistakes get through - I mean serious mistakes in transferring meaning, not mere typos and grammar.

I'm surprised this wasn't one of the options.


 
Mario Chavez (X)
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Local time: 06:29
English to Spanish
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Hahahahah! Nov 28, 2017

Fiona Grace Peterson wrote:

OhGodNotAnotherRidiculousProzPollaphobia gets my vote


What I got is not a phobia, more like IwanttopunchAnonymousPollsterindafacemania




 
Robert Forstag
Robert Forstag  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 06:29
Spanish to English
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Tough call Nov 28, 2017

Several are right up there:

90-day-payment-plus-low-rate-phobia
Chronic-colleague-antagonism-on-Kudoz-phobia
Syrupy-PM-phobia

And, for something in keeping with the season:

Schmaltzy-holiday-greetings-from-agencies-I-haven’t-worked-with-in-5-years-phobia


 
Mónica Algazi
Mónica Algazi  Identity Verified
Uruguay
Local time: 07:29
Member (2005)
English to Spanish
Painintheeyephobia Nov 28, 2017

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