Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Sadly, it’s not snowing this year here in the UK — we’re having a very wet, not a white, Christmas. This photo was taken a
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Creative printing
This is great fun. For anyone who’s got old printer/fax/scanner hardware kicking around. All you need is a bit of creativity. [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/52635278 w=500&h=281] Brother
Glasgow’s times past
Looking for “doon the watter” links for my “Coping with Sandy” post, I discovered an amazing blog for anyone living in, from or interested in
A social networking rant. Tell us who you are, people!
Why do some business people go to such great lengths, on social networking sites, to avoid telling people who they are and what they do?
Not love, not money. It’s translation that makes the world go round.
In an article in the Huffington Post marking International Translation Day (celebrated on 30 September), Nataly Kelly, Chief Research Officer at Common Sense Advisory and co-author of
Back up!
Parts of the UK have been having horrible weather for the last few days, with flooding and, in Aberdeen, a weird seafoam* invading the Footdee
Olympic Opening Ceremony. British and proud of it… but not English
I’ve just seen a comment on Twitter that sent my Scottish/British blood pressure sky-high. Italian journalist Gianni Riotta, commenting on the opening ceremony, said that it
Communicating with clients: crystal clarity or muddy murk?
Radio Scotland news recently featured a hotel booking mix-up. A group of French tourists turned up at the Jura Hotel, on the Isle of Jura
The jobs of the future… include translating
A recent article in The Vancouver Sun entitled What are the jobs of the future? examines the skills and careers likely to be most in demand
Translating the Zodiac: take our poll
We had a Twitter conversation a couple of weeks ago about Zodiac signs and the sort of character traits that make for good translators/editors. I