Celebrating #InternationalTranslationDay with the publication of my book Translation as #SocialJustice, on translation in #NGOs🥳 Thank you to We are now Research Ireland @MSCActions SALIS at DCU @dcuctt GOAL Global for funding/hosting me. A🧵on what it's about... routledge.com/Translation-as…

In celebration of #ITD2022 #JMT2022 #DIT2022 , the feast of St Jerome, here’s my favourite #Caravaggio of the Saint himself. Because … exquisite.

Latest Tool Box Journal: Review of Rebecca F. Kuang's Babel (even though she never replied to me😉), Memsource becomes Phrase (@phraseapp), planning for professional gatherings (by @takebackmyday), transcription tools (by Josh Goldsmith), tools around MT +++ xl8.link/CurrentToolBox

Valts Ernštreits at launch of International Decade of Indigenous Languages "MT with low quality data can kill the language" a special problem for #Indigenous #languages

Call to participate in the 3rd edition of the VIDEO-POEM MARATHON for International Mother Language Day. Last year we received more than 45 poems, be sure your language is present this year!

“Translators have invisible power. There is hardly a word that does not have alternatives, so any translation you read is the result of many choices. That is why ethics is such a big part of the translation profession.” partner.sciencenorway.no/languages-soci…

The Greek that is translated as “Wretched man that I am!” or similar in English is translated in Chitonga as “Mercy me, I am my own younger brother [i.e., I have no one to look to for help in this situation].” tips.translation.bible/tip_verse/rom-…

Registration is now open, come chat with us about ideal subtitling workflows and best practices! #avt #SubComm

This one is for all the linguists and language nerds out there! Evolution of the word “hundred” in Indo-European languages. How cool is this!? Source: buff.ly/43MCETb…

Happy #WomenInTranslationMonth! 🎉 HarperVia is honored to publish so many astonishing works by women from across the world. We have some marvelous books for your #TBR this month! Which of these have you read and loved?

AI apps that can't cope with the people.... so their point is...??? As if cooking is just randomly combining any ingredient [without considering taste/health/safety] as much as writing or translating is just combining words [without considering context, meaning, etc. etc.]

It was such a pleasure to participate in this seminar at Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, this week and talk about #SDG #AI #ITD #xl8 #HumanAgency FIT-IFT and the future of the profession. Thanks to organisers and participants!

.Paolo Lanteri on the inherent relationship between human creation and copyright - it's vital that both things are protected, whatever the future of tech 💯 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) More on #AI and what it means for copyright: youtu.be/CoSEJTYBPn8

Germany: Local #interpreters/LECs who are assisting the Verteidigungsministerium in Mali urge the German gov’t to resettle them out of harm’s way in view of the pending troop withdrawal. #ProtectLinguists zeit.de/politik/auslan…

Such a sad loss. Edith Grossman made a great contribution to the profession, to education, to understanding. Her translations and her musings brought great joy. Her inspiration lives on. #Translationmatters

Special thanks to #SATI23 Sth Africa& ATIM Mozambique for hosting, & APTIC Cameroun, EAITA Kenya, ASTRA Senegal for warm welcome/excellent company. Excellent Keynote by @FMFederici & Pious Manna, Sierra Leone! APTIC ATIM EAITA #xl8 #1nt #FITinAfrica #strongertogether

This epic map shows how words spread along trade routes across the world. Look what a journey the word #tomato had! I love this one! Source: buff.ly/2UuFADL

“One of the greatest strengths of Lababidi’s aphoristic works is how he can follow pithy phrases and witty twists to clichés with absolutely arresting images that also carry immense philosophical weight.” – Z. McGrew worldliteraturetoday.org/2024/january/q…

Synergies between authors and translators have never been stronger, or more important, as evidenced by the presentations of fellow panelists exploring the problems and the endless possibilities. Such a pleasure to hear all angles on the issues.