Translator, writer and reader. Also quite a talker. FIT President @fit_ift
Joined June 2010
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“One of the greatest strengths of Lababidi’s aphoristic works is how he can follow pithy phrases and witty twists to clichés with absolutely arresting images that also carry immense philosophical weight.” – Z. McGrew
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This epic map shows how words spread along trade routes across the world. Look what a journey the word #tomato had! I love this one! Source: buff.ly/2UuFADL
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Such a sad loss. Edith Grossman made a great contribution to the profession, to education, to understanding. Her translations and her musings brought great joy. Her inspiration lives on. #Translationmatters
Very sad news about Edith Grossman.
You can listen to her inspiring conversation with Daniel Hahn here: londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/p…
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Germany: Local #interpreters/LECs who are assisting the @BMVg_Bundeswehr in Mali urge the German gov’t to resettle them out of harm’s way in view of the pending troop withdrawal. #ProtectLinguists zeit.de/politik/ausland/2023…
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.@PaoloLanteriIP on the inherent relationship between human creation and copyright - it's vital that both things are protected, whatever the future of tech 💯 @WIPO
More on #AI and what it means for copyright: youtu.be/CoSEJTYBPn8
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Happy #WomenInTranslationMonth! 🎉 HarperVia is honored to publish so many astonishing works by women from across the world. We have some marvelous books for your #TBR this month! Which of these have you read and loved?
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This one is for all the linguists and language nerds out there! Evolution of the word “hundred” in Indo-European languages. How cool is this!? Source: buff.ly/43MCETb…
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Registration is now open, come chat with us about ideal subtitling workflows and best practices! #avt #SubComm
Good news, registration is now open for our next Subtitle Chat! Join us on 9th June to talk about your 'dream' subtitling workflow. Sign-ups close on 7th June. Tell your friends! 📣 #SubComm #AVT
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The Greek that is translated as “Wretched man that I am!” or similar in English is translated in Chitonga as “Mercy me, I am my own younger brother [i.e., I have no one to look to for help in this situation].”
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Call to participate in the 3rd edition of the VIDEO-POEM MARATHON for International Mother Language Day. Last year we received more than 45 poems, be sure your language is present this year!
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“Translators have invisible power. There is hardly a word that does not have alternatives, so any translation you read is the result of many choices. That is why ethics is such a big part of the translation profession.” partner.sciencenorway.no/lan…
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Latest Tool Box Journal: Review of @kuangrf's Babel (even though she never replied to me😉), Memsource becomes Phrase (@phraseapp), planning for professional gatherings (by @takebackmyday), transcription tools (by @Goldsmith_Josh), tools around MT +++
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Celebrating #InternationalTranslationDay with the publication of my book Translation as #SocialJustice, on translation in #NGOs🥳
Thank you to @IrishResearch @MSCActions @DcuSalis @dcuctt @GOAL_Global for funding/hosting me.
A🧵on what it's about...
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Great opportunity to reinforce our #BeHeard campaign 🎙️
Look at @ZelenskyyUa setup for #remote conferencing ⤵️! Professional 🎙,good 📹, proper 💡= powerful message. Can you do better? @JustinTrudeau @RobertaMetsola #BeHeard
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Having literary translator Daniel Hahn on Authors' Matters was a blast and honestly, we could listen to him talk about his process all day.
The perfect podcast for #InternationalTranslationDay!
Listen at ow.ly/myt450KVQet 🗺️ #ITD #ITD2022
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What do translators want from publishers? What do publishers want from translators? (The eternal questions.)
This is #InternationalTranslationDay in London @englishpen 🇬🇧 #amtranslating #BookTwitter
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Very much looking forward to attending Languages & The Media to see some fascinating presentations and to tell everyone about @sub_comm with @silvester_h.
📢 You can take a first look at the conference programme & speakers' list for this year's Languages & The Media on languages-media.com! Will you join us in Berlin from November 7 - 9?
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We have launched the AALITRA Database of Australian Literary Translators, intended to help users easily find experienced Australian translators of literary texts.
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