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Melanie Briens

@AnglicusTrans

Professional language services for the European market and beyond. Tweets by Chartered Linguist @melanie_briens - MITI, MCIL, MSFT, ISO 17100:2015 qualified šŸŒŸ

 Nantes, France
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Joined August 2012
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Well, itā€™s probably been more like 25 years, but it doesnā€™t hurt to go back to basics - especially as a native English speaker living in France but working mainly with German!
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Thatā€™s the second time Iā€™ve heard @ChrisDurbanFR speak in as many months and Iā€™ve come away with so much to think about yet again. Make sure youā€™re speaking your clientā€™s language - in more ways than one! #ITIConf2024 #iticonf24 #xl8
A quote from Chris Durban at ITI Conference 2024 saying ā€œif you donā€™t keep up daily with what your clients are reading, you wonā€™t be speaking the same languageā€

ALT A quote from Chris Durban at ITI Conference 2024 saying ā€œif you donā€™t keep up daily with what your clients are reading, you wonā€™t be speaking the same languageā€

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More insights from this yearā€™s #ITIConf2024 courtesy of @ringlada. AI is impressive if you know how to use it, but itā€™s useless if you donā€™t have the core skills to know whether a translation is correct or suitable. #xl8 #iticonf24
A quote from Ramon Inglada at ITI Conference 2024 that says ā€œwe cannot afford to neglect core skills. Without them, we cannot know whether AI output is correct or for for purposeā€

ALT A quote from Ramon Inglada at ITI Conference 2024 that says ā€œwe cannot afford to neglect core skills. Without them, we cannot know whether AI output is correct or for for purposeā€

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Joanna Drugan shares a fascinating insight into the history of translation and interpreting in Scotland. A timely reminder that these professions have been around for as long as humans have had to communicate across languages and cultures! #xl8 #iticonf2024 #iticonf24
A quote from Jo Drugan at the ITI conference 2024 saying language is inherently human

ALT A quote from Jo Drugan at the ITI conference 2024 saying language is inherently human

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Sticking with the AI theme for the second presentation of the day, and @ringlada hits the nail right on the head with this gem šŸ’Ž All these tools and technologies are only as good as the people using themā€¦ #iticonf2024
A quote from the ITI Conference saying AI is impressiveā€¦ if you know what youā€™re doing

ALT A quote from the ITI Conference saying AI is impressiveā€¦ if you know what youā€™re doing

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Getting straight down to it in the first presentation at #ITIConf2024. Carlos La Orden Tovar talks us through brainy things a robot cannot do and how to sell human tech skills in an AI worldā€¦
An illustrated quote from ITIConf2024 that says ā€œranting is going to get us nowhere - feedback on AI needs to be properly structured and articulated for it to have a real impact.ā€

ALT An illustrated quote from ITIConf2024 that says ā€œranting is going to get us nowhere - feedback on AI needs to be properly structured and articulated for it to have a real impact.ā€

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Morning all! Ready to tune in to day 1 of the ITI Conference from sunny Nantes! Itā€™s been two years since my last event in Brighton, which means itā€™s also been two years since I moved to France - time flies when youā€™re having fun! šŸ‡«šŸ‡· Allez, cā€™est parti ! #iticonf2024
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One of many insightful gems I picked up at the recent writing masterclass in Nantes. No matter the purpose of the text, you always want your readers to enjoy reading it (or at least sail through it) rather than stumbling over clumsy writing. What do you think? #xl8
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Just taken some time out to look at the programme for this yearā€™s #ITIConf24 and get to grips with the online platform. Not long to go now! I canā€™t make this one in person, but Iā€™m looking forward to being part of the virtual community šŸ™ŒšŸ¼ Tweeting thumbs at the ready šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ‘šŸ¼
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Itā€™s take over ten years, but Iā€™ve finally been asked to work on a text about field hockey - and for the upcoming Olympic Games, no less! Looking forward to getting stuck in šŸ™ŒšŸ¼ #Paris2024
Female field hockey players in action mid-match. One player is carrying the ball, another is crouching down to attempt a tackle.

ALT Female field hockey players in action mid-match. One player is carrying the ball, another is crouching down to attempt a tackle.

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After what seems like months of never-ending rain, the sun is (finally) shining in Nantes ready for day two of my mandatory civics, culture and customs course. Fingers crossed itā€™s going to be a good day šŸ¤žšŸ¼
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Thought of the day inspired by an impromptu mini translation request! If anyone fancies trying chocolate shellfish then let me know how that works out for you šŸ˜‚ šŸŒŸ Happy Friday everyone! šŸŒŸ #xl8
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What better way to start the week after a bank holiday than by hitting a new business milestoneā€¦ Seven million words translated in a career spanning just over ten years. šŸŽ‰Hereā€™s to the next million! šŸŽ‰
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Did you know that #Eurovision is broadcast in over 40 countries, with translations provided for the lyrics of every song in all participating languages? Let me know your favourite to win this year in my second home of #Liverpool!
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ā€œIf language is the road map of a culture, then translation is the vehicleā€ šŸš—šŸš‚āœˆļø So what are you driving? šŸ˜‰
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Am I going to drop everything for the rest of the day to play around with adding the newly designed @CIOL_Linguists logos and banners to my social media platforms? Probably. Am I going to regret it? Nope. šŸ˜‚ Which one do you like best?
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Back in the UK for a few weeks and itā€™s shaping up to be a beautiful day to join @LBLaurence, @xl8_KLo and the @NWTN_UK gang for a spot of coworking in Warrington.šŸŒŸ
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