Upside, downside
Big news this week! The initial two chapters of the novel have been [...]
Variety is the Spice of Life
This week, an even greater variety of texts than usual. A PhD thesis [...]
Pico Bello
My Italian was slipping away. A whole year without being able to spend [...]
Leg
You can shake a leg, get moving, break a leg, have a successful [...]
Peeved
Peeved Indignant and malignant Offended and apprehended Aggrieved Embarrassed Apprehensive and defensive Vexed [...]
Nit-picking
I read a post last week in which someone (purportedly a native speaker [...]
CAT!
Most translators these days work with software known as a CAT tool (Computer-Assisted [...]
Inside a translator’s head
I’m a big fan of lifelong learning. What, you guessed that already? In [...]
Burns
Today, Scots all over the world will celebrate Scotland’s best-known and much-loved poet, [...]
Stock
Blue Monday. A day for reflection or taking stock? From the German ‘Stock’ [...]