Chinese to English #translator & director of Altan Language Services. Eclectic tweeting on favourite subjects #translation, #China, #language, #business & more!
West Midlands, England
Joined April 2015
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Retweet to tell @theresa_may the will of the people has changed
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#multilingualism with professional translators, interpreters and terminologists are key to national and international security and prosperity
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Can foreign languages make America safer? Diplomatically speaking, yes. hubs.ly/H0fRVmc0
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#Patent terminology: WIPO Pearl database now includes “concept clouds” suggesting relationships between concepts – ow.ly/FhzC30enQEt
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The queen has come dressed as the EU flag. Top trolling, Lizzie. #StateOpening #QueensSpeech
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Never let it be said that you can't learn something on social media. #French redlinels.com/french-curse-w…
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I was delighted to be part of it. xitter.cf/ITIUK/status/833619119…
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“I’m a translator because God is busy” T-Shirt is now fundraising for @TranslatorsWB wordlo.patternbyetsy.com/pos…
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Allow time for toing and froing with client queries when quoting on a flat fee basis - can eat into your margin @ChemXlator #ITIConf17 – at Cardiff, Wales
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Editing: fix obvious mistakes first (spelling, dialect, double spaces, etc.) before going into 'deeper' layers of editing #ITIConf17
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Tip from @ChemXlator for proofreading non-native texts - estimate hourly rate based on a chunk in the middle not the abstract! #ITIConf17
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How do big businesses manage their terminology? Scania has a database of 6500+ terms in 25 languages 🚚 #xl8 #iticonf17
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Sports references can have different connotations depending on how the sport is viewed in the source and target cultures #ITIConf17
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Revision: read the target text first. Much easier to spot unidiomatic wording and check understanding, coherence and consistency #ITIConf17
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Some copywriting tips from @percybalemans that you might be able to apply to your translation #ITIConf17
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The 4 stages of editing non-native English scientific writing, by @ChemXlator #ITIconf17
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.@percybalemans: Best translators find balance between completely rewriting text and sticking to it too closely #ITIConf17
