TGIF, courtesy of Perpetuum Jazzile
At 5.45 yesterday evening I was at DHL sending a package to Italy containing my bid for a translation contract. The timing was tight and
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Spreading the language love (2) – Careers Days
For any of you thinking of taking part in language learning initiatives at your local schools, I thought it might be useful to describe in
Spreading the language love (1)
If you work with language and love your job, one way to share your enthusiasm is to take part in career days or simply talk
Teaching the language love
A number of recent articles in the UK and US press point to a lively interest in foreign language learning and teaching that isn’t necessarily
Love your job and tweet about it? Take part in our poll
One of the things I like about Twitter (and there are lots) is that nearly all the translators I follow there seem to love their
Not a political blog – but tomorrow we vote
This isn’t a political blog but the following two articles are well-written and worth reading. Johann Hari (an award-winning journalist who writes twice-weekly for the
The “K” word on Twitter
One of the things I love about Twitter is the way it puts you in touch with interesting people you wouldn’t otherwise meet. It’s always
Serendipity and the scents of war
I wrote the other day about scent, as one of my favourite words (serendipity’s another). Scent isn’t a word you’d normally associate with the war
Fit for…
I had a bad cold last week and had to miss my exercise classes and walks (I’ve given up jogging as it’s murder on my
Easter, at last
Well, that’s the first quarter of 2010 out of the way and I for one am not sad to see it go. Not a week