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Translator from French and Spanish to English, Corporate communications and Finance

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@roryflem @LauraNoonanFT That would just about cover the population aged under 40

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If you need reminding: "time to raise the bar"

[Chris Durban @ChrisDurbanFR]

Seth Godin @ThisIsSethsBlog was kind enough to send this msg on translation, AI & humans to SFT's #UETF2023 https://t.co/uOFCDtpJLA in Luxembourg last week. Key takeaway: time to raise the bar. @CarbonAlmanac @fit_ift @FIT_Europe @SFTfr @ITIUK @kvashee

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Going home after a smashing #UETF23 thank you @ChrisDurbanFR and @Dom_Jonkers for your Trojan work putting together this program. I doubt anyone is leaving disappointed. #UETF is back. And how.

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#UETF23. Day 2 kicks off with such an interesting insight into fraud and forensic consulting. Fascinating

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Interesting also for people (moi) who work alone much of the time. I don't think us translators necessarily have good oral communication skills.
https://t.co/mB7SzXCIMk

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https://t.co/R3bH43pl8P
Hire more (good) translators in this field?

[Chris Durban @ChrisDurbanFR]

Wonder how that ultra-urgent press release you’re translating fits into the big picture? CLIFF's @DucLaurence dissects the regulatory context for fin’l xlators at @SFTfr 's UETF on July 18. Join us in Luxbg? @FIT_IFT @FIT_Europe reductions apply. https://t.co/uOFCDtpJLA

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Of interest to translators working in this area. https://t.co/ZChxQxL6Fl

[Ministère-DGLFLF @languesFR]

Désimperméabilisation des sols, transition énergétique, inégalités environnementales… de nouveaux termes de l’environnement sont parus au #JORF. Découvrez-les à travers ce texte : https://t.co/dtBVNEVfcF
@Ecologie_gouv @IGEDD_Gouv #TransitionÉnergétique

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@irishdomains It's now over 24 hours and still no email and not answering phones. Please post an update and estimated time for fix.

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Frustrated. Annoyed. Email down again since 9am this morning. Second time in a week. @irishdomains we pay you for a service. Where is it?

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The financial translator's world is nothing if not varied. From #greenhushing to reading up on yet another bank failure, I've had an interesting day.

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@irishdomains this is a VERY long email outage. No service since mid morning.

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Thanks to @kvashee for flagging. @felixdocarmo raises good points in this presentation on AI and MT: who takes ownership; risk; expertise "if we accept the narrative of MT doing the translation, then we're giving up the power to be the experts ..."

[K Vashee @kvashee]

An articulate voice on translation technology that is not heard enough in the translation industry presenting a holistic perspective on MT https://t.co/zirhLL97lI

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Now here's a treat: Alison Strayer talking about translating Annie Ernaux (and - bliss - not a mention of AI) https://t.co/5h5V3Knf4z

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Interesting discussion here. "One is writing with light, one is writing with prompts": https://t.co/TZyq7YvVuw

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The Big Con — the case against consultancies via @FT
It sometimes feels that ⁦@MazzucatoM⁩ Mazzucato is one of the few talking sense. Also coming up: her series of lectures at @LSE. https://t.co/2n5jicJ9Vc

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A war for climate talent is hotting up via @FT
⁦@pilitaclark⁩ on specialist expertise in the all-important field of climate/sustainability. It pays to go deep into a subject. And this one is here to stay. https://t.co/zU2Sv5umJm

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A text presents me with "lieu de vie" to translate and I go check what the excellent @L_C_Translator has to say about it via the "Translate In" series. Lots as it happens.

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Not only does it not make you look dumb, but asking questions can uncover errors in a text, avoid misunderstanding, help a client clarify their message ... and help get across what your job is all about (hint: not word replacing).

[Chris Durban @ChrisDurbanFR]

Hugely important issue for translators. A direct path to premium clients -- and one that separates genuinely skilled linguists from the word replacers/automats. We should all be asking more questions https://t.co/FswZfPgUUl

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@GrammarTable I love "three sheets to the wind" and we say it in my family - sometimes even exaggerating and upping the three for effect.