Category: Life and work and everything else

Don’t be stupid, girls. And don’t be stupid, BBC Radio Scotland

Well, that’s International Women’s Day over for 2012. I’m not a big fan of this particular “day” because I think that on 9 March, after

Music (2): Lucio Dalla, R.I.P.

One of my very first dates with my (now) husband was a concert by Lucio Dalla and Francesco De Gregori in Taranto, in 1979. We

Music (1): Davy Jones, R.I.P.

This blog is primarily about language, but words take on a special power when they’re combined with music. So I’d like to dedicate this and

Work experience schemes. Not just for big business

I’m glad the UK government and big businesses have got the work experience issue sorted out. (Very briefly: businesses can offer unemployed young people unpaid

Don’t throw the baby out with the bath-water. Or, go easy on the decluttering

January will soon be here and it’ll be time to make yet another New Year’s Resolution to declutter. But sometimes it pays to be selective

Floundering in fonts

How do graphic designers do it? I’m working on a new logo, for personal rather than business use. Or rather, Zoë Shuttleworth of Rude Goose

Macs. Thank you.

I’ve been a Macintosh user since 1987 — the photo above shows my very first Mac and the one I’m using now. I bought the

Fees: to publish or not to publish? Take the poll! (2)

Yesterday’s post was about publishing fees on your website. I’ve had my say, now it’s your turn. Take our poll and let us know what

Fees: to publish or not to publish? (1)

After much humming and hawing, I’ve finally taken the plunge and published my fees on my website. I know that many translators and other small-business

Stormy weather

Stormy weather, written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler and here sung by Lena Horne, from the film of the same name. I should clarify that