The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

Are you involved in this, @acwilsonwriter.bsky.social ?

Thank you @minaskar.bsky.social for expressing this so clearly: grunt work is only grunt work when you have the knowledge and experience to know so well what the result should be that it’s become routine. For the younger and less experienced, grunt work is learning your craft/tricks of the trade 1/2

Directly translating removes the original intent of the text and can easily result in mistranslations. Localization by experienced and professional translators and editors results in better translations.

Oh Carrot - are you happy in the sunshine or getting ready to pounce? @nickwithheld.bsky.social #Caturday

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

I read this and thought it you @dannybate.bsky.social

If you go down to the woods (castle) today…

"The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction." ~ Samuel Johnson

My final post for Día del Galgo. Honestly, this is a terrible day for us in the galgo/podenco world and it's overwhelming. I'm horrifically sad. (Reel courtesy of Quirbach Dogs.) #freethegalgo #galgo #diadelgalgo #sighthounds #noalacaza

Sigh. As if the wretched man wasn’t messing up the world, he’s messing up my airport now. Sitting on a ✈️ all ready to depart and the whole airport is now closed for an hour while he lands. Good thing it’s a brand new A350 with lots of cool toys to play with

Sitting airside at Zurich airport and all the ads are for Davos (WEF). Spot the disconnect with this one - hmmm

This is my cat. That is not my balcony. #2 @nickwithheld.bsky.social #catsofbluesky

This must be one of my favourites yet #ifyoufollowceefauximightwinanmug

OPINION: An interpreter does not merely convert words from one language to another. They carry meaning across the chasm between us ... and make split-second ethical and semantic decisions that could preserve dignity - or shatter a survivor. 👇

"The Swiss startup is using the open spaces between railway tracks for solar panels. The long term aim is to re-inject the produced energy into the trains so they're self-propelled. Brushes installed on the trains will help remove dust and debris from the panels as they pass over them." #NetZero 🌻

Bit of a baking marathon the last two days - making up for all the baking I haven't done all year: - Rock cakes - Ginger bites - Christmas cake (not being iced or owt) - Salted caramel ice cream - Rosemary shortbread and - Lime and ginger cheesecake Phew! Wishing everyone a very happy Christmas

Now this is a fun event for linguists

There is a story the bees used to tell, which makes it hard to disbelieve. #Storytime

As one of the comments on the French thread says, just try to imagine Pratchett translated by AI 👀

Our cat seems to have grown a Christmas tree @nickwithheld.bsky.social #caturday

Yippee! I've been waiting for @dannybate.bsky.social 's book to be available as an eBook and found it today on our local bookseller's site :D One happy linguist here ;) For those in Switzerland, here's the link to the eBook (they have the hardback too): www.orellfuessli.ch/shop/home/ar...

"no matter how proficient AI translation becomes, it can never substitute the cultural understanding and personal rapport that learning a language offers." Spot on. AI isn't sentient & doesn't understand people. Trade, diplomacy, communication are about people www.spectator.co.uk/article/in-p...

Who made it white and too cold to go out? I’m going out anyway. Oh, no I’m not. But I want to go out. But I don’t, it’s too cold…. #Caturday

I’m as fond of a neologism as the next woman but I wonder whether “winningest” is really going to catch on

To localize or not to localize? That was the question...

Autumn becomes winter

Swearwords, unlike other parts of vocabulary, can be used both positively or negatively. Thank fuck for that. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

This is my cat. This is not my balcony. #catsofbluesky Belated #caturday

“What’s your best price?” 🤣 or 😡 or 😢

Folks @ciol-linguists.bsky.social and #translators #t9n we have a real problem if an Oxford academic (Fabian Stephany) has no idea what we do and is advising MSM such as @skynewsrss.bsky.social incorrectly like this. I just hope he’s been misquoted 1/2

I’m not complaining but just a little puzzled…. I’ve gained 23 new followers in the last 24 hrs, mostly translators. What did I do right (wrong)? I don’t post very much so I hope you’re not all disappointed 😉

Congratulations @dannybate.bsky.social ! What an excellent recommendation to get!

Oh well done Merriam Webster!

A big thank you to @edzitron.com for giving time to the translation profession in part 1 of #betteroffline this week. Just to prove the point that some clients just don’t care about quality, I offer up this example found by a colleague’s sister on her blood pressure cuff - on a *medical device*

A very special #CursedCarol for a very special day. Happy 80th birthday, Sir John Rutter. Thanks for your ceaseless championing of choral music, your many decades of bringing joy to singers and listeners alike, and your many, many key changes.

I went to a dog show. A Yorkie took Best in Show, a Jack Russell took second, and a Scotty took third.. I think the judges had an all terrier motive.

Well we know what the acronym BOAT stands for

What a shockingly dangerous article 👀 Justice is supposed to be blind and the UK judiciary is independent of politics, unlike the US. The insinuation of political bias shaping judges’ rulings seems designed to undermine public confidence in the legal system news.sky.com/story/politi...

Security camera.

Today can't decide whether it's hot and sunny or wet and stormy. So Captain Carrot is staying close to the house #Caturday

Do I know anyone here (or someone who knows someone) working as a client adviser/relationship manager in a bank, either now or in the fairly recent past? Reason I ask is I'm looking for 3-5 such people to interview in the next couple of weeks for a study paper. Grateful for any contacts! TIA

One of my favourite accounts quoting one of my favourite musicals

Now we know where Captain Carrot actually came from @nickwithheld.bsky.social

For those that wish @nickwithheld.bsky.social

Why ditching languages & the humanities is a crisis in the making. When we lose them, we lose how to think. Read the full piece: medium.com/@abacustrans... #HumanitiesMatter #LanguageLearning #CriticalThinking #EducationCrisis #WhyLanguagesMatter #SayNoToDuolingo #Britain

Black Bear enjoying trampolining 🐻 by Daniel Schultz