Translator, German and Dutch to English. Specialises in heritage, culture, history, and tourism with an interest social justice and fan culture. She/her.
Berlin, Germany
Joined February 2012
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This week at @CatapultStory, we’re celebrating #NationalTranslationMonth by publishing essays, how-to’s, and interviews about the act of translation. We’re calling it #WhatsTheWord, an exploration of what’s lost, gained, and changed when we translate language—and ourselves.
Well-deserved recognition of brilliant work by Alison here!
This is gorgeous! I’m already a big fan of the mural on the Haus des Lehrers—can’t wait to visit this one as well.
Look what’s been hiding behind a Berlin steakhouse sign since 1992. A GDR freize by Willi Neubert called Die Presse als Organisator (The Press as the Organizer). Now uncovered, restored and protected.
In my ongoing quest to avoid long-term RSI, I've been experimenting with Microsoft's dictation feature. It's a bit slow and clunky, but definitely better than damaging my wrists. Overall, I'm impressed!
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There's a helpful guide here for anyone interested in trying it out with SDL Trados: translationtribulations.com/…
I was delighted to find a copy of Celebrating Public Architecture (edited by Florian Heilmeyer) in my postbox this morning—featuring a chapter translated by yours truly! It’s a lovely volume and I really enjoyed working on it. Thank you to @JOVIS_Verlag for the assignment!
ALT A copy of the book Celebrating Public Architecture on a wooden background. The cover features an image of the Theaterplein in Antwerp.
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Jessica Glanz 🇪🇺 retweeted
For those of you who do not speak French: A gender-neutral pronoun just got added to the most authoritative French-language dictionary. :D
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Jessica Glanz 🇪🇺 retweeted
About Afghan evacuees in Germany: some are going through an unnecessary ordeal right now.
Some of those who arrived back in August are now in an emergency shelter that they may only leave for 3 days max & have to wait for an appointment in JANUARY to *request asylum*
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Jessica Glanz 🇪🇺 retweeted
This week we are getting shoes & clothes, SIM cards.. for around 90 people who have been evacuated from Kabul two weeks ago.
It costs money, so if you can chip in it's here 👇
UPDATE: The helpers network to Afghan evacuees is now +90 people strong nationwide.
Thanks to donations, we are providing warm clothes, shoes, SIM cards & train tickets to dozens of people.
If you can, please donate here 👇
gofundme.com/f/help-afghans-…
or
leetchi.com/c/help-afghan-ev…
Please help if you can—Emmanuelle is doing fantastic work to support new arrivals and make sure they get settled in!
There is now a money pot 💰 for those who want to donate to Afghan evacuees who have arrived in Berlin.
If you want to contribute it's here 👇
leetchi.com/c/help-afghan-ev…
Fantastic thread about immigrant voices in literature and language fatigue. I’d love to read more literature that deals with adult assimilation into a new country.
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LRT: One of the children who arrived on the very last Kindertransport was my grandfather. Only he and his sister survived; his parents and younger brother were killed in camps. We have to open our borders to whole families this time.
*slams registration button*
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UK cat owners, please be careful—there’s been a major recall of several brands that could kill your kitties.
BIG UPDATE - now ALL packets of AVA, Applaws and Sainsbury's dry cat food have been recalled regardless of batch code, and it's been confirmed it's linked to pancytopenia which is VERY LETHAL to cats.
TELL YOUR CAT FRIENDS
food.gov.uk/news-alerts/aler…
Some lovely personal news: I became an auntie a few days ago! Baby is extremely adorable and both she and her parents are doing well 🥰 And in two months, I get to meet her!
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Some more lovely news today—I received my copy of Iwona Eberle’s wild swimming guide “Natural Escapes: Ticino”, which I proofread and helped edit. It’s a gorgeous book and I can’t wait to use it to plan a holiday!
More information and a peek inside here: salamanderverlag.ch/en/buch/…
ALT A copy of the wild swimming guide “Natural Escapes: Ticino” by Iwona Eberle. The cover shows two people enjoying the water near a beautiful waterfall.
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