Working languages:
German to English
English (monolingual)

Elisabeth Purkis
The right way to write English (UK & US)

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Local time: 18:41 CST (GMT-6)

Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, UK) 
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading, Transcreation, Website localization, Software localization
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Specializes in:
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.Food & Drink
Business/Commerce (general)Tourism & Travel
Medical: Health CarePoetry & Literature

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All accepted currencies U. S. dollars (usd)
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 11, Questions answered: 6, Questions asked: 1
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Payment methods accepted Wire transfer, Check, PayPal, OFX currency transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Translation education Bachelor's degree - University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Experience Years of experience: 7. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2018.
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Software Adobe Acrobat, CafeTran Espresso, MateCat, Microsoft Word, Trados Studio
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Bio

                   

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The 

right 

way to 

write

English                                                                                            

British manners meet American enthusiasm

I'm a bicultural linguist with a knack for detecting the nuances within the English language as expressed by British people and Americans. I have spent half of my life in each country, the first half in Britain and the next in the USA. Most of that time I've lived in the vibrant multicultural city of Chicago.

I am embarking on a second career as a German to English (UK & US) translator, revisiting my linguistic roots which were nurtured at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Nearly 20 years as a social worker engaging with families from varied cultural backgrounds created expertise in cross-cultural communication and reading between the lines. An avid poet, creative thinker and travel blogger (www.europious.org), I write this chapter keenly and with care.

Tourism, food and drink (Bierkultur), marketing, business, social science, healthcare, wellness and fitness, as well as news media projects fit well with my educational background and prior experience.

Please get in touch, so we can discuss what you have in mind.

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Profile last updated
Nov 5, 2018



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