First of all, I would like to welcome new readers to my blog! Thank you for following me. And I would also like to thank those who have been reading my blog for some time. I am happy to see you back :)I can't believe how fast the time flies! I just realised that June is almost over and it's high time to share some language and translation related tweets for this month.
For those who just started following my blog: every month I look up and share top language and translation related tweets. I try to keep the process as objective as possible, so I go to topsy.com and choose the tweets with most retweets and mentions. The only thing is that I don't publish pure advertisements here, no matter how many times they were shared. And I also try to make sure there are useful links in the tweets. I personally check all links to make sure it's high quality content that may be interesting and useful for my readers. In case you are new to Twitter hashtags, #xl8 stands for "translation". I found some pretty amazing messages and links while looking for the trending tweets this time, so can't wait to share them with you. Let's start!
Language tweets first:
Asda aren't being rude, they are simply using bilingual signs. Carrots in Welsh is moron. #language #context http://t.co/hXC2a3Mtcw
Trolls: where do they come from? Read a linguistic exploration on our Mind Your Language blog #etymology #language http://t.co/gg7FXtbk
Twitter quietly rolls out Bing language translation on the web http://t.co/Ub9XFFL3IF
Why talking may be the single most important activity you can do with your child: http://t.co/o7pwHTcBwG #parenting #language
Interesting BBC R4 series on #bilingualism & #writing in a #language which is not your mother tongue http://t.co/Kim3yugKuI
#Web Users are 4 times more likely to purchase from a #website in a #language they know. #Translation #interpreter http://t.co/vdKFwlEuEu
4 changes to #English so subtle we hardly notice they're happening - The Week http://t.co/l6kksbOGMz #language #cool #nerdy
RT @inpuzzleuk: Friday fun - "How to Write Good" (from @Grammarly) #language #grammar http://t.co/oy1kH5bsBr
Australia adopts nat. indigenous #language policy http://t.co/DNBHKetSNd via @firstpeoples #australia #indigenous #language
Using sentence frames & starters & signal words to improve #language http://t.co/uwrJtRt8qF #ELLchat #ELTchat
NY Times: Job Hunting in Asia - #Language skills count (especially since the global financial crisis) http://t.co/x1D4DlarLs
A new #Aboriginal #language is evolving in a remote part of central #Australia http://t.co/BjdlriJfaV #linguistics #language
#Texting in #French? Don't panic, check out our handy abbreviations guide http://t.co/UhF8kosMBX #phone #language #sms
#Tibetan #Teenager sentenced to 4 years #protest on equality, #language rights http://t.co/9ppqgl5e5V
All the words in the world pronounced by native speakers. http://t.co/Ntfcb0mNDA #language #linguistics
Cerebral asymmetry/language development: review by me http://t.co/tEE3Hrj9Bl #neuroscience #language #genetics
Linguistic anthropologist Caleb Everett studies how high-altitude living may shape human speech patterns http://t.co/YLICuUceIk #language
5 TEDx talkst to make learning a new #language easy http://t.co/1Jusr3qfAl - Should do that for #Spanish ;)
18 obsolete words, which never should have gone out of style (I like 'Beef-witted'!) http://t.co/FIQSMCY229 #english #language #words
Picking up a second language is predicted by ability to learn patterns: http://t.co/lro1VFvLCg #language #learning #sla #mfl
And now it's time for the most popular translation tweets! Here are the hashtags I used for the search: #xl8, #translation and #t9n.
Don't let Salford Uni close their Humanities (and #Translation) department. Sign here: http://t.co/NGKATpka0D via @kimcausiertrans #xl8 #t9n
New post: How to Promote Writers in Translation http://t.co/QBtPmwhvNa #TranslationThurs #Blog2013 #xl8
Scandal in the #language industry - pull up a chair and watch the train wreck http://t.co/fOgd1JCxgX ALS/Capita as seen by @fxtrans #xl8
trans·la·tor /trænzˈleɪtəʳ/ noun 1. a peculiar organism capable of transforming caffeine into texts. http://t.co/1vpl3d8UyQ #xl8
Protests in Turkey: Translating Revolution - fantastic piece by @Ayserin http://t.co/sZDX6qI7rj via @FreeWordCentre #translation #Turkey
Directory of "Translator" Scammers - and how to keep your CV safe from them http://t.co/DoOMb0QdRG #translatorscammer #xl8
Behind a successful translator, there is always a substantial amount of coffee. http://t.co/qrKmyUjUVf #xl8 (@rainylondon ;))
European Commission Translation Memories - European Directorate General for Translation (DGT) - http://t.co/BHr7SjDRfc #TM #xl8tools #xl8
When someone who happens to be bilingual says 'I can always work as a translator' http://t.co/r4iynSyNNA #xl8
Excellent guest post on my #translation #blog from @InboxTranslate: 'Film Titles – A Puzzling Matter' http://t.co/2wv32YKJUJ #xl8
Series 2 of The Translator Diaries kicks off with Marta Stelmaszak (@mstelmaszak) http://t.co/lEdJI6DaLt
#xl8
Also, June is the month when the International Translators' Conference took place in Porto, Portugal. So I would like to post some trending tweets from the conference. The hashtag is #portoconference.
@Geoffrey_M_B @talkrussian_ @Kasiabesfud How Capita destroyed a profession: Court interpreting in the UK. Attila Piroth in #portoconference
I translate because I make people richer and more cultured and they pay me for doing it! (Yes, even the boring stuff.) #portoconference
You shouldn't offer translations to the agency's PM, you should offer peace of mind. #portoconference
Every time you pay for a book that has been badly translated, a kitty dies - conclusion from @xosecastro at #portoconference #xl8
#PortoConference you can't be productive using your mouse, says @xosecastro. Learn how to be fast with the keyboard
You'd better be a motivated mediocre, than a downhearted genius, says@xosecastro at #portoconference
#PortoConference Take a shower. Needs a bullet-point. Let's destroy the 'work-in-your-pyjamas' myth says @xosecastro http://t.co/NOzLvj3473
Go to your client industry's events, not to translators' events - @mstelmaszak in the footsteps of @ChrisDurbanFR at #portoconference
Brand doesn't mean big. It means that there's something about you - @rainylondon at #PortoConference
Have your pitch ready: short, easy, seductive and a solution. @xosecastro says at #PortoConference http://t.co/BHqZoOY33T
#PortoConference b a life-changing person, infuse ur personality into ur business. Find ur blue ocean - @mstelmaszak http://t.co/Bb9gGO7kgZ
#portoconference @xosecastro handy apps: Teamviewer, Dropbox, Babylon, AutoHotKey, Search Everything (find on http://t.co/XEDryWgfnk)
That's it for now. Hope you find these messages useful. As usual, I intentionally kept the Twitter details of the people who shared these messages and all hashtags so you can follow those who share useful content, and if you are interested in a particular subject, just google or do Twitter search using the hashtag you are intrested in and you will see much more awesome stuff!
I wish you a great week :)
I wish you a great week :)
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