as well from the languages 'therein' mentioned into English

[TheRealMcCoy]

"Since 1991 I've been a translator and a reviser in the language pairs indicated
in my resumé, as well from the languages therein mentioned into English." May
I use the adverb "therein" in this context? Thanks.

 

[Glenfarclas]

Yes; I assume you know that "therein" sounds very formal. How many languages are they, anyway? Is it really worth referring people to your résumé (which has two accents, or zero, but never just one) instead of just telling people what they are?

 

[TheRealMcCoy]

Thanks. I just put it that way because though I have a good command of English
I've never made any translations into this language, which I would like to. According
to Dictionary.com the word "résumé" can be written the way I did it.

 

[Glenfarclas]

Thanks. I just put it that way because though I have a good command of English
I've never made any translations into this language, which I would like to.

I'm confused: according to the sentence in your original post, you have been translating into English for the last 24 years.

According
to Dictionary.com the word "résumé" can be written the way I did it.

If it's on the internet, it must be true! (I just hope that one of your languages isn't French...)

 

[velisarius]

Instead of "the languages therein mentioned", which sounds like legalese, you could simply say "those languages".

"The languages therein mentioned" is even more formal than "the languages mentioned therein".

 

[TheRealMcCoy]

Instead of "the languages therein mentioned", which sounds like legalese, you could simply say "those languages".

"The languages therein mentioned" is even more formal than "the languages mentioned therein".

Thanks. I will take up your suggestion.

 

[TheRealMcCoy]

I'm confused: according to the sentence in your original post, you have been translating into English for the last 24 years.

Thanks for your remark. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

 

[Glenfarclas]

Thanks for your remark. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

No, it's that in your first post you said: "Since 1991 I've been a translator and a reviser . . . from the languages therein mentioned into English." Then you told us, "though I have a good command of English I've never made any translations into this language." I guess it's your own business, but this is clear contradiction. Just saying.

 

[TheRealMcCoy]

No, it's that in your first post you said: "Since 1991 I've been a translator and a reviser . . . from the languages therein mentioned into English." Then you told us, "though I have a good command of English I've never made any translations into this language." I guess it's your own business, but this is clear contradiction. Just saying.

What? That's precisely what my last post was intended to mean. Thanks.

 

[Myridon]

My reading:
In your resume, there are language pairs:
French and German
Greek and Russian
You can translate back and forth between French and German.
You can translate back and forth between Russian and Greek.
You can translate French, German, Russian and Greek into English, but you can't translate English into anything.

 

[TheRealMcCoy]

You're wrong, except for the last statement in your last sentence. Of course, I can't, that's why I rephrased the whole covering letter so as to get rid myself of that <-----Inappropriate comment removed by moderator (Florentia52)----->