Anna Dixon

Spanish/Catalan/French to English translator. Never stop learning! Languages, law and food! #xl8 #law #food

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

why proofreading matters: you catch the mistakes your tired brain made yesterday afternoon, like translating "brújula" as witch (bruja) rather than its actual meaning (compass)... makes the sentence more amusing but not what the author was going for at all! #atleastitsfriday

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

A couple of days late but managed to finish Convenience Store Woman yesterday, which I started reading for #womenintranslation month. Such a great book! If I weren’t pregnant and unable to stay awake past 10pm, I wouldn’t have put it down until I’d finished! #xl8

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Latest from the blog! How to position yourself as an expert: 9 reputation magnifiers you can implement right now! https://t.co/Mo4cK7oIPj #translation #interpreting #xl8

[Zingword @zingword]

Celebrate women writers around the globe with this great selection of their translated works: https://t.co/GhJD1skQX8
#WITMonth #xl8 #t9n #translation #literature #litxl8

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary (disclaimer: I don't actually remember when I joined Twitter, but Twitter tells me it was today!)

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

Is Eurobabble to blame for Brexit? https://t.co/9uzMRwK5HA via @wordpressdotcom

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

my Microsoft Word has decided to go full Yorkshire this morning, attempting to change 'our' to 'us', I think it's ready for the weekend too! #wordfail #xl8 #imisssheffield

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

just signed up for this, sounds like a really valuable learning opportunity - looking forward to it :)

[sue leschen @sueleschen]

Sue Leschen calling interpreters and translators working in the UK civil courts! Legal terminology webinar just for you on Monday 20th August 6 pm - 7 pm; eCPD Webinars £25.00 only: book now and join us on the night with your queries!

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

I was already thinking I'd go to the next ITI conference (which will be the first one I attend) and then they announce that it's going to be in Sheffield, where I did my MA and one of my favourite UK cities! It must be fate! @ITIUK @ITIConference #xl8

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

It’s a myth that adults can’t become fluent in a new language https://t.co/R4xcQuPvQA via @qz

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

getting that #FridayFeeIing translating website copy for a cocktail bar! #feelingthirsty #xl8

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

planning my trip to #FHDay2018, after just arriving back from a (much needed) week off in Italy on Sunday, and trying to squeeze some actual work in between! Looking forward to a day of all things freelance :) https://t.co/ZutAvqPCdR

[Freelance Heroes @FHChat]

It's almost time for #FHDay2018. Are you going?
What are looking forward to the most?
If you're not going, how will you be getting involved online?

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

enjoying the irony of translating a sentence about using simple language in the middle of a document with a longest sentence length (so far) of 155 words that often has quite flowery and repetitive language for no reason... #xl8 #shortersentencesplease

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

Happy #NationalPetDay to everyone! Travis the cat is my only colleague when I’m working from home, could be worse!

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

have spent most of today learning about and translating texts dealing with traditional Mallorcan dishes and the pork manufacturing process #lovemyjob #xl8

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

@Katie24Ward @TransferWise I recently opened one because I was sick of being charged for receiving payments every time (and the exchange rate wasn't great). It's early days and I've only received a couple of payments through it yet, but I'd recommend it so far because it avoids/reduces both of those :)

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

more snow forecast for later and we've run out of proper coffee! The flavoured coffee we got for Christmas will have to get me through today's work! #coffee #xl8 #sendhelp

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

Apparently it was a bad idea to work on a menu translation before 9am, as I'm now ready for my lunch..

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

Trying out working from a coffee shop, with the largest coffee known to humankind! #freelance #coffee

[Anna Dixon @AnnaTranslates]

"I'm 76, you're in your 20s, what's keeping you?" Great motivation to go work out! #motivation https://t.co/CLSPfvPxQp