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Arline Lyons

@arlinelyons

BSc, MA, MITI, AMRSB. Japanese to English translation. Japanese sake, tea, coffee, chocolate, biology. こだわりありの日英翻訳者。日本酒、茶、コーヒー、チョコレート、生物学。

 Zurich, Switzerland
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Language professionals: Please share my survey on ergonomics and health! Qs on workstations (chairs, desks, peripherals), breaks & exercise, and the physical impact of long working hours. Complete here⬇️and then retweet! ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner… #xl8 #t9n #editing #writing
Cartoon-like drawing of a bright blue computer workstation with text that says Ergonomics survey for translators and editors. How do long hours at the computer affect YOU?

ALT Cartoon-like drawing of a bright blue computer workstation with text that says Ergonomics survey for translators and editors. How do long hours at the computer affect YOU?

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Programs like Google Translate and DeepL are indeed substitutes for translation, but in my opinion they are POOR substitutes. It's an automatic dictionary lookup on a tremendous scale, without any of the thought, understanding, or care that human-generated translation contains.
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Lynne Bowker@bowkerl14 Feb 2023
It's here! Help raise awareness about #Translation with this #OpenAccess textbook "De-mystifying Translation: Introducing Translation to Non-translators" @routledgelang Please share LINK (not PDF) with students (for tracking views/downloads). taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-m…
De-mystifying Translation | Introducing Translation to Non-translators

De-mystifying Translation | Introducing Translation to Non-translators

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the field of translation for students of other disciplines and readers who are not translators. It provides

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Do not mistake confidence for competence: 👍The people with the strongest views in support of genetics tend to understand the facts very well. 👎The people with the strongest views against genetics tend not to understand the facts. Find out more: geneticsunzipped.com/blog/20…
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Hugely important issue for translators. A direct path to premium clients -- and one that separates genuinely skilled linguists from the word replacers/automats. We should all be asking more questions ft.com/content/ee4b2f37-8e27…
We should all be asking more questions

We should all be asking more questions

Fear of looking ‘stupid’ holds us back from understanding the world better

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EIUI@EIUI_Dal1 Feb 2023
Why do people hold negative views about science esp. when serious issues, eg climate change, affect them? In @PLOSBiology Fonseca et al. @GenSocUK found people with extreme views (negative or positive) were often overconfident of their knowledge of science doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio…
People with more extreme attitudes towards science have self-confidence in their understanding of...

People with more extreme attitudes towards science have self-confidence in their understanding of...

Why do people have different attitudes to science? This study uses data from a probability survey of UK adults to reveal that more extreme attitudes are associated with high self-confidence, even if...

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More food for thought (from G Marcus) that mirrors many linguists' experience of automated xlation sol'ns. The CNET Fake News Fiasco, Autopilot, and the Uncanny Cognitive Valley open.substack.com/pub/garyma…
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【発表者募集】第 31 回英日日英翻訳国際会議（IJET-31）(2023 年 6 月 24、25 日、東京ビッグサイト)での発表者を募集しています。今年のテーマは「翻訳通訳の可視性」です。詳細 と 応 募 方 法 に つ い て は 以 下 を ご 参 照 く だ さ い 。 ijet.jat.org/ja/speaker/call…
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IJET-31 will be held at Tokyo on June 24 to 25, 2023. New location, new theme, new committee. The website is now live and we will be adding information as it comes available. Follow us here or @jat_org for the latest updates. ijet.jat.org/
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Common xlation dilemma: buyer can't judge the quality of work purchased. "Supplier" shoots texts into black hole in space & moves on... until a qualified party speaks up. "Co. to refund FEMA for botched Yup’ik and Iñupiaq translations" alaskapublic.org/2023/01/13/… via @AKPublicNews
Company to refund FEMA for botched Yup'ik and Iñupiaq translations

Company to refund FEMA for botched Yup'ik and Iñupiaq translations

A contractor that provided translations of disaster aid documents into Alaska Native languages deemed indecipherable will reimburse FEMA.

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Good news! The (re-)recording of our session at #2022TEF on "Tips for freelance translators on how to identify and enter premium markets" is now available to one and all online. Feedback welcome. #xl8 youtube.com/watch?v=IX1ql2_c…
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Graham Simpson@grahambsi3 Jan 2023
Brexit: How not to win friends and influence people. Tragic
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Our Winter Workshop & AGM in York on Sat, 28 January is only a month away. If you're a member, make sure you don't miss out on the early-bird offer! The standard fee for non-members is £40 & students are eligible for a 50% discount. For more details: j-net.org.uk/wp/wp-content/u…
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Here are the details for our Winter Workshop & AGM in York on Sat, 28 January 2023! j-net.org.uk/wp/wp-content/u…
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Sake has become increasingly popular in the UK and some sake fans have been inspired to make their own! 🍶 Producing a wide range of craft sake using traditional Japanese techniques, @KanpaiLondon is the first sake brewery in the UK, making their sake on site in Peckham! #JapanUK
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Further to the thread on Johnson's column on translation (and tech euphoria) in last week's Economist, a core read: AI's Jurassic Park moment open.substack.com/pub/garyma…
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“You’re right” seths.blog/2022/12/youre-rig…
“You’re right”

“You’re right”

If a customer, a colleague or a friend is generous enough to share their feelings, those feelings are what they are. We might disagree with the assumptions that led to those feelings. But acknowled…

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Oh boy. Something for translators (again). The Massie Effect seths.blog/2022/12/the-massi…
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The OED@OED4 Dec 2022
OED WOTD: Dunning–Kruger, n. Designating a postulated cognitive bias whereby people who have little ability in, or knowledge of, a task or subject tend to overestimate their capabilities, while those who are highly skilled or knowledgeable may tend to underestimate theirs.
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Ethan Mollick
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🤯Because of Excel, a THIRD of all genetics papers published in top journals have errors, as many genes have names like SEPT2 (the official name of Septin 2), which Excel automatically makes dates. The issue was found in 2016, but still hasn’t improved! journals.plos.org/ploscompbi…
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