July 2005
Guest blogger: Networking 101 for freelancers
July 27, 2005
By Christian Hansel Virtual Networking Céline kindly asked me to provide my 2 cents worth of input on techniques of self-promotion and networking. As a self-employed programmer and project manager I‘ve made my share of experience in this but still...
Apologies
July 26, 2005
A combination of enormous amounts of work and looming long weekend means that everything that's not strictly work-related will have to take second place this week (and possibly next week). Apologies to all the people who have recently contacted me...
The Chartered Institute of Linguists
July 25, 2005
From 1st September 2005, The Institute of Linguists will become the Chartered Institute of Linguists. This means that it will be able to give the status of "Chartered Linguist" to suitably qualified linguists. John Hammond, Chairman of the Council of...
Why I love working in an office #1
July 22, 2005
Paul 234 Céline 283 Because beating a fellow freelancer at Scrabble is SO much more fun than watching daytime telly when I need a break....
Dykes on Bikes
July 20, 2005
Transblawg reports that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has rejected the "Dykes on Bikes" name on the grounds that "dyke" is vulgar, offensive and "scandalous". I'm sure the attorneys in question are very clever people, but brandishing a dictionary...
Saint Swithin and Saint Médard
July 19, 2005
According to the Sunday Times, today is Saint Gervais in France, which is the equivalent of Britain's Saint Swithin (July 15), which helps predict the weather for pretty much the whole of the summer: St Swithin's Day, if it does...
Decisions, decisions
July 13, 2005
I’ve been head-hunted! How exciting! I’ve been asked to apply for a position, and this is the deal: three months in the office of a local translation agency to work on the translation of a new video game; I’d be...
Course on how to get started as a freelance translator
July 11, 2005
Corinne McKay, a French to English translator, is offering an online course on how to get started as a freelance translator (from babelport.com). She is going to cover the following topics: Is translation for you? Laying the groundwork Your clients...
Origins of place names
July 8, 2005
There are lots of place names ending in –dene or –dean around Brighton: Westdene, Rottigdean, Saltdean,Woodingdean, Coldean, Holligdean, Ovingdean, Roedean, Varndean, Withdean. Of course I had to find out what this ending means. This is what the Concise Oxford Dictionary...
The Visual Thesaurus
July 6, 2005
I am convinced that a lot of you will absolutely love the Visual Thesaurus. As its name indicates, it is a thesaurus, which, thanks to the magic of IT, makes language come alive and allows you to manipulate it in...
Oubliette
July 4, 2005
Oubliette: from French oublier, to forget. A secret dungeon, access to which was gained only through a trap-door above, often having a secret pit, below, into which the prisoner might be precipitated. Can you think of a most horrid place...
Clients' comments
July 4, 2005
Ivan Sloboda Legal and Technical Translations I have worked personally with Celine Graciet for more than three years although she has been associated with our translation agency for the last six years. She is without doubt one of those...