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Interpreter (European Parliament), trainer, writer, comedian. Queen's, Oxford. On a train. All views personal. Mainly https://nitter.gq/t.co/mMZ0A84nUA

Brussels
Joined April 2009
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Sing along to my mad attempt to render Wonderful World in all 24 official languages (in order of accession) to round off our Summer of Languages at @EP_Interpreters youtube.com/watch?v=cl6o4tdG… #1nt #TerpLove
The grand finale of #SummerOfLanguages! Matthew from EN booth created an unforgettable #multilingual cover of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World," featuring all 24🇪🇺languages! Watch the full video➡️ youtu.be/cl6o4tdGtVY?si=qAcR… Stay tuned for more #multilingual surprises in the future!️
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自分が通訳するときよりドキドキ  内容は人間として通訳に挑むことが重要であり、感動などを伝えるのは人間しかない。これからの #LenguasVivas 通訳技術課程への示唆としては聴衆の背景を重視し、さらに演劇要素を取り入れるべきではということで相変わらずのMatthew Perret先生👏👏👏  @MattPerret
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I’m pretending America doesn’t exist for a few days. Any talk of “momentous political events stateside” is, of course, a reference to Germany. Germany has States.
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Netflix is plugging me a "murder mystery in the Australian Alps". Presumably part of the mystery is how, when you're hiking from Krajnska Gora to the Laghi di Fusine via Arnoldstein on a perfectly clear day, if you take a wrong turn you can find yourself in Yarrangobilly.
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Another excellent blog from @chrisgreybrexit. Long may it continue! Its references are always helpful and thoughtful, with astute analysis, especially of UK.
Britain's Brexitism test. New post on my Brexit & Beyond Blog. The tone of UK-EU relations is improving, but any 'reset' will be limited unless & until Brexitism is marginalized, and YMS, ECHR, and Gibraltar provide some tests of that: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot…
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What’s happening? Everyone can reply.
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Having so much fun learning one language, in another I accidentally buy a novel on relay.
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Every day, I think “There can’t be another pun worse than that.” I love Belgium.
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"Never do today what could prevent you from attending Multilingualism Day tomorrow!" © @mattperret, 2024. Journée du Multilinguisme J-1
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Día del Multilingüismo D-✌️ @MattPerret @AWalterDrop
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Here’s my Diddy story. My Mum used to listen to David Hamilton on Radio 2 when I was growing up. That’s it.
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Find out about our #MultilingualismDay2024 workshops⤵️ Online: 📅 Friday, 27/09 👉Register via the link as of 06/09. On-site: 📅 Saturday, 28/09 📍 Multilingualism Day event, European Parliament, Brussels 👉Seats are limited, reserve yours on the day at the Welcome Desk.
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Come meet the European Parliament’s language professionals on #MultilingualismDay 2024 for a day devoted to fun language activities! Full programme here ⬇️ visiting.europarl.europa.eu/… @translation_eu @Europarl_EN
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The grand finale of #SummerOfLanguages! Matthew from EN booth created an unforgettable #multilingual cover of Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World," featuring all 24🇪🇺languages! Watch the full video➡️ youtu.be/cl6o4tdGtVY?si=qAcR… Stay tuned for more #multilingual surprises in the future!️
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My pick for Summer of Languages- Darren Hayman's melancholy Essex rendition of glam 1950s Americana #1nt #TerpLove
How about a new English tune in your playlist? The final #SoL song from Matthew, the EN booth: 🎶Darren Hayman’s 2008 cover of Connie Francis’ “V.A.C.A.T.I.O.N.” But that's not all - stay tuned for a special surprise tomorrow to close #SummerOfLanguages on a high note!
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Excited to be offering online workshops on Fri 27 Sep: - 11:00 Ask Me Anything (in EN FR IT ES PT) - 12:15 How I Became An Interpreter - 14:45 Virtual Booth Visit You can register at: visiting.europarl.europa.eu/… See you there! #1nt #TerpLove
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The Bradys Who Brunch: it's like The Brady Bunch, but with annoying gossip and too much prosecco.
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