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Mother tongue, native speakers and the direction of translation

I'm currently reading the utterly fascinating and fantastic book "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?" by David Bellos. It may be somewhat dated regarding the newest developments in language…

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Some cool figures

... from this past academic year here in Weiden: 1 building2 schools15 rooms5 languagesover 50 different subjects25 different final written exams21 different oral final exams= 46 examinations in total, resulting…

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101 things a translator needs to know – #60

The sound of music Translation is a constant tug between the twin imperatives of meaning and music. So what is it that makes a translation sing? It's finding the right…

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An AI experiment – and some thoughts on the future of our profession

It seems like ChatGPT is popping up everywhere right now. In fact, I just read a colleague's post about using it for researching her next blog post. This inspired me…

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