Translation Favorites (Feb 19-25)
Every week we share on Twitter many interesting blog posts and online articles about translation (including Greek translation), localization, interpreting, languages, as well as blogging, business and social media.
If you missed any of the great content we shared last week, here is your chance to catch up!
The links are listed in categories and organized by subject matter. Scroll down to find your favorite and enjoy reading! Click here for Weekly Translation Favorites from previous weeks.
If you’ve read a fabulous post and would like to share, let us know in the Comments section or email us at info@linguagreca.com so we can add your links to next week’s list.
Translation, Interpreting & Languages
My Experience of the Association of Lithuanian Translation Companies Conference
DeafBlind Americans developed a language that doesn’t involve sight or sound
Lost in translation: five common English phrases you may be using incorrectly
Woes of Canada’s Translation Bureau Compounded By Minister’s Response
Explore Over 500 Years of English Slang With This Online Dictionary
Big Data and Little Translators – A Friendship with Benefits
Dr. Dre Meets Hodor at Spanish Film Translation Awards
Book Review: Diversification in the Language Industry
Game Localization and Internationalization Checklist
15 Perfect Metaphors Hidden in Word Etymologies
Voyeuristic interrupters: Interview with Jan Krótki
Quick No-Nonsense QA/QC for Legal Translation
How German Compounds Get Lost in Translation
Internationalization (#i18n): A Simple Definition
10 Myths About Computer-Assisted Translation
Why can’t the world have a universal language?
Translation for business: Why is it important?
Threefold integration: CMS, TMS, and CAT
Les intraduisibles de la langue française
Inside eBay’s Translation Machine
Around the web – October 2016
Metanoia, Tarragona style
Tips for ATA57 attendees
Endangered Languages
Greek translation & language
Η μηχανική μετάφραση και το γλωσσικό φράγμα (Πιπερίδης, Μπαμπούρης)
Ελληνοαραβικά γλωσσικά ταξίδια
Blogging, Writing, Productivity, Social media
20+ Badass Blogging Tools to Avoid Writing Embarrassment
Confessions of a Book Editor
Declining Freelance Work
Marketing, Business, Web Design
Here is the perfect way to end an email — and 26 sign-offs you should usually avoid
My Favorite Takeaways/Tweets/Articles From Content Marketing World 2016
23 Follow-Up Sales Email Templates to Send Instead of “Just Checking In”
How to Combine All Your Email Accounts Into One Gmail Account
150+ of the Best Case Study Examples for B2B Product Marketers
How to Learn SEO: 10 of the Best Resources to Bookmark
The Best Pitch Deck Examples from Real Startups
Miscellaneous, Tech
This Time Lapse Of 52,000 Books Being Shelved Is A Bibliophile’s Dream
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)? Definition, Industries & Companies
“Do what you love” is bad advice: Work for money, not for passion
The 20 best islands in the world, according to Condé Nast Traveler
24 striking photos of international borders from around the world
18 Of The Most Dangerous And Dramatic Roads In The World
Want to make your own app? There are free classes for that
In Crete, Henry Miller Found His Muse Amid the Ruins
Isaac Asimov Asks, “How Do People Get New Ideas?”
Finalists of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
The top 10 events in Toronto for November 2016
35 Interface Innovations that Rocked Our World
10 Big Facts About Toronto’s CN Tower
Historicist: Greektown on the Danforth
The top 25 tech movies of all time
What does Unsplash cost?
About the author
Catherine Christaki has been a full-time English-Greek translator since 2001 and co-owner of Lingua Greca Translations since 2012. She specializes in Information Technology, Medical, and Technical texts and loves writing for the Adventures in Technical Translation blog. She regularly shares her experience and insight on social media and blogging for translators, giving interviews and presenting at conferences. Connect with her on Twitter @LinguaGreca.
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I do so love it when my computer tells me that my blog has a new pingback to Weekly translation favourites, Catherine!
The mention is much appreciated.
What a nice compliment, coming from you Allison, thank you! Sorry I haven’t been very diligent with my blog reading and sharing lately, I’ll catch up soon 😉
Keep writing so I have great content to share!