Steve Doswell

Communicator. Langs: FR/SP/GER/SLO. Slovenophile. CIOL Chair of Council. Aston Villa. Dulwich Hamlet. I run, I write. Ran all EU28 states for charity, book out.

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@WestMidsRailway There's a woman wheelchair user stuck at University station unable to get out as the accessible station exits are locked and no staff. She needs help NOW.

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@ZavrsnikAna @EurostarUK I'm a real fan of the underwater train and often use it. A Eurostar employee who happened to be sitting opposite me took the photo was was very happy to play along.

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

On the underwater @EurostarUK train to Brussels. The secret to stress-free rail travel? Always be prepared to change trains mid-journey.

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@BhamSwifts ahoy! The hot ticket is back in town. The @bvharriers Bournville Leafy 10K is open for entries. We know you love the annual dash around the leafy Oasis (the other one!) of Bournville B30. Make it Definitely not Maybe! https://t.co/VSk0Jv5Tix

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@RailwayGreat Shout out to your conductor guard on the 17.28 Weymouth to Bristol just now. Train was v busy, then a lengthy delay at Westbury leaving many incl me worried about connections. She stayed calm, friendly, helpful under a lot of pressure. Well done her. Did you proud.

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@gardensinboots @MoseleyB13Mag Thanks for stopping to chat, Izzy. Enjoy the book - when you get time to rest again and read it.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

The most beautiful and unusual bus stops on Earth - a thread 🧵

1. Naples, Italy

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

You own a water company….

You enjoy a monopoly market

You sell something people require for survival

You don’t spend profits building or repairing your infrastructure

You give billions to shareholders

You pollute our waters

…you then expect the bill-payer to bail you out.

[Mark Baxter  @badgerspark]

Spring has sprung…& so has the April edition of @MoseleyB13Mag! The issue contains cover star & nocturne artist Robert Geoghegan; Moseleyite @stevedoswell on his new book about running in 28 (as it was) EU countries; The Heath Bookshop Literature & Music Festival…& much more!🌼

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

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[French Embassy UK🇫🇷🇪🇺 @FranceintheUK]

Bonne nouvelle pour les voyages scolaires entre 🇫🇷 & 🇬🇧! À partir d’aujourd’hui, nos élèves @education_gouv 🇫🇷 & 🇪🇺 pourront effectuer leurs voyages scolaires avec leur carte d’identité, et nos élèves de pays tiers n’auront plus besoin de visa.

[Chartered Institute of Linguists @CIOL_Linguists]

How is #AI changing the language profession and industry? Today CIOL launches AI Voices – a white paper on AI in #translation and #language services that explores and explains the risks, opportunities, and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) for anyone involved with languages and professional translation.

AI is transforming the context for translation and language services, with new #tools and #technologies that can both create and improve content – but which also contain biases and can make significant and serious mistakes.

Whether you are a #linguist, a #translator or you are simply interested in how AI is affecting translation, download the CIOL AI Voices white paper here:
https://t.co/tbf3j1TlgH
#AI #translation #languages #CIOL

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

Great people, diverse experiences, a humbling array of expertise and absorbing discussions = one very worthwhile day.

[Chartered Institute of Linguists @CIOL_Linguists]

Strategy Day today at CIOL, bringing together members of our Council, Boards and Committees, online and in the room from the UK, Europe and beyond.

Great to have the energy, ideas and expertise of such terrific people in support of languages and linguists worldwide.

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

One for Londoners, linguists and U-Bahn lovers 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[Kieran Drake kierandrake.bsky.social @Kieran_drake]

Loving this German language version of the London Tube map!

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@oliviahellewell @begusgasper I know exactly what you mean. So much junk and bile, but once in a while a thread or a post that brings insight, humour or joy (sometimes all three together).

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

And a personal favourite: "Les chaussettes de l'archiduchesse sont sèches et archisèches."

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

If you think foreign languages are a bit of tongue twister, you're right! 'She sells seashells...' has many brothers and sisters in other languages. Happy European Languages Day @CIOL_Linguists @CIOLMidlands and language lovers and practitioners everywhere!

[euRobotics @eu_Robotics]

𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 (𝐄𝐑𝐋) 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐊 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
More information about the ERL can be found at https://t.co/cwHb0Gm5do

#erl #eurobotics #SmartCityCompetition

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@DulwichHistory Chez Nico was a culinary outlier in SE22 in the early 70s, when the local steak house was about as fancy as it got. Since those days the social profile and level of affluence has been transformed and a latter-day Chez Nico would be unexceptional. Back then it really stood out.

[Steve Doswell @stevedoswell]

@DulwichHistory I remember when Chez Nico first opened. My parents + friends went there. They enjoyed the meal but one of the friends was startled to be told off by Nico for smoking a pipe. These were the days when smoking everywhere was normal. They left in no doubt that Nico ruled the roost.