Ronnie J Rigdon Change your cover photo Upload Change your cover photoUpload Change your cover photo Ronnie J Rigdon • offline•Joined October 21, 2016•General, Literature and/or poetry, Music, Sociology and social sciences•United States Highly qualified French to English translator. Saxophone and piano player. Time Lord in training. This user account status is Approved followers22 following25 Follow About About Posts Posts Comments Comments Reviews Reviews Great article! Translation is as much an art as it is a science and you have to be a excellent… On What Makes a Good Translation Great You are right on all accounts. People borrow words from other languages because it sounds exotic and classy (like "hors-d'oeuvres"… On L’Académie Française You are absolutely right in that knowing the target culture is key in producing superior translations and you do learn… On Linguistics and Translation I just had a question about something. A lot of companies contract out any translation work they might have, so… On Getting Started With Twitter for Freelance Translators Sign in with Twitter Sign in with LinkedIn Username or E-mail Password Only fill in if you are not human Keep me signed in Register Forgot your password?