The Gettysburg Address: lessons for writers (and translators!)
Today is the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg address, delivered by Abraham Lincoln on 19 November 1863. Cordelia (aka Dilly or Dill) Ditton, a Glasgow-based
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Workable fonts, and a tip for proofreading
Do you have a favourite font for on-screen work? Or do certain fonts hurt your eyes the minute you open the file? I’ve been working
A marketing lesson from George (no, not that one)
Two British institutions were in the media this week: the monarchy, with the birth of Prince George of Cambridge; and the Church of England, with
St. Jerome: a good role model for translators?
Saints Alive, a new exhibition at the National Gallery in London, features “large-scale kinetic sculptures by Michael Landy that bring a contemporary twist to the lives of the
Didn’t make it to the ITI conference? Check out these snapshots
A very quick post – a few links to blogs and videos, essentially – for those of you who didn’t make it to the Institute
The translators’ poet laureate (and rapper!)
Did you know that we translators have our own poet laureate – who’s also a pretty mean rapper? Here’s a sample: The deadline Ten thousand words