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German-Swedish translator since 1995. Keynote speaker here & there. Member of SFÖ-SAT (SE), founding & honorary member of DVÜD (DE). 3rd last Curator of Sweden in 2018. That guy who founded TTNS on FB. Escaped from the blue bird. Prefers beer to wine. #xl8
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My #interestingread today. -- Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin www.britannica.com/topic/Indige... #indigenous #language #culture #langsky

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India’s Language Debate: Unity Or Identity? – OpEd www.eurasiareview.com/22022025-ind... via eurasiareview.com #India #linguistic #diversity #langsky

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The “must attend” #conferences of 2025. rpstranslations.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/t... via @rpstranslations.bsky.social #xl8 #1nt #events #networking

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#Webinar am 11.3.2025 beim BDÜ: Papierlos arbeiten und leben (Referent: Herr Thomas Ottersbach) www.bdue-fachverlag.de/detail_webin... #cpd #xl8 #1nt #freelance #langsky

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Geschichte wiederholt sich. Deshalb hier die Sixt-Werbung von 2013.

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Buenos Aires Mayor highlights introduction of #Guarani as a language taught at schools en.mercopress.com/2025/02/24/b... via mercopress.com #Argentina #indigenous #language #langsky

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@unesco.org celebrates #Multilingualism with a new book published in #Hawaiian www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #language #langsky

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“Translation has become a job for a limited number of translators who are really good at it. Machines translate the rest,” said Mehmet Şahin, head of the translation department at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. restofworld.org/2025/turkeys...

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The Outlook for an Endangered Species Japanese-to-English translation work is ending for almost all freelance translators, and working translators are not the only people who need to be concerned – William Lise kirameki-translation.co.jp/wordpress/?p...

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It is never too early or too late to start learning a new language (or anything else new) patenttranslator.wordpress.com/2025/02/09/i... via patenttranslators.com #blog #languagelearning #children #langsky

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#Webinar: #Webinarreihe zu memoQ - memoQ für Beginner - Kombiwebinar (Fr. Zerfaß). Termine: 11.3., 18.3., 25.3.2025 www.bdue-fachverlag.de/detail_webin... #xl8 #cpd #memoq #cattool

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What's my 'mother language'? www.nicknasev.com/blog/whats-m... <excellent blog entry by @nicknasev.bsky.social > #motherlanguage #identity #langsky

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Heute vor drei Jahren hat Russland die gesamte Ukraine überfallen. Es fiel mir im ersten Moment schwer, Worte dafür zu finden. Und es fällt mir auch heute oft noch schwer. Aber wir dürfen nicht schweigen. Schweigen bedeutet vergessen.

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The Hidden Effects of Smartphones on Children's Language www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/th... via @psychologytoday.com #technoference #language #children #langsky

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Come, let me tell you about my mother tongue: #Tamazight globalvoices.org/2025/02/23/c... via @globalvoices.org #indigenous #language #langsky

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Meta and X gave the green light to AI-generated ads that called for the gassing of immigrants in concentration camps and the burning of synagogues ahead of Germany’s federal elections on Feb. 23. www.adweek.com/media/meta-a...

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How the algorithm keeps you under control etymology.substack.com/p/how-the-al... via @etymology.substack.com.web.brid.gy #socialmedia #algorithms

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International Mother Language Day holds a special place in the hearts of people in Yucatán www.theyucatantimes.com/2025/02/inte... via theyucatantimes.com #imld25 #maya #indigenous #language #langsky

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‘A piece of home I carry with me': What our mother tongues means to us globalvoices.org/2025/02/23/a... via @globalvoices.org #imld25 #language #identity #langsky

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Medan Trump talar om att Ryssland är redo för fred, så fortsätter ryska styrkor sina skoningslösa bombningar. Varje timme, varje dag. Detta hände nu vid lunchtid idag

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Did you know? In the Runes App, you can easily find information about and directions to Scandinavia's roughly 1,600 Viking Age rune stones as well as all museums with rune stones in their collections. play.google.com/store/apps/d... #runes #app #vikings #history #langsky

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India’s linguistic heritage faces extinction. Tamil Nadu leads battle for linguistic rights. mediaindia.eu/society/indi... via mediaindia.eu #linguistic #diversity #India #langsky

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Why “Ow!” Needs Absolutely No Translation The sounds we make during emotional moments or when experiencing pain may not be arbitrary www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-... via @sciam.bsky.social #language #interjections #langsky

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How the brain rewires itself for language recovery after a stroke medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02... via @medicalxpress.com.web.brid.gy #stroke #language #recovery #langsky

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A team of young developers in the Kyrgyz Republic is working to ensure their language isn't left behind. Their creation, AkylAI, represents the world's first artificial intelligence system fully compatible with the #Kyrgyz #language. www.ebrd.com/news/2025/ky... via @ebrd.bsky.social #langsky

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New children’s book promotes the value of all #languages news.un.org/en/story/202... via news.un.org #literature #langsky

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International Mother Language Day 2025 - a worldwide holiday to celebrate #multilingualism and linguistic diversity globalvoices.org/special/inte... via @globalvoices.org #imld25 #language #langsky

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Bei #IKEA Deutschland ist anscheinend der Store jetzt ein Speicher. Peinlich.

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New @unesco.org report calls for #multilingual #education to unlock learning and inclusion www.unesco.org/en/articles/... #imld25 #language #langsky

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Inside #Tibet: A Rare Glimpse into Beijing's Control Over The Region. "Since China's annexation [...] the struggle to preserve Tibetan #culture, #language, and religion has persisted under increasing pressure from the central government" slguardian.org/inside-tibet... via slguardian.org #langsky

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Report: #Turkey systematically violated #Kurdish #language and culture rights in 2024 medyanews.net/turkey-syste... via @medyanews.bsky.social #minority #langsky

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Latin America Develops Regional AI to Preserve #Cultural #Identity ticotimes.net/2025/02/16/l... via ticotimes.net #chatgpt #language #langsky

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📈 ¿Quieres traducir textos publicitarios, folletos, eslóganes, campañas de #marketing...? Entonces, este curso es obligado: «Traducción de marketing», con Olga Jeczmyk. 📆 03/03-04/04/2025. ✅ 100 % asíncrono y online. ✅ Certificación oficial. 📩 Info e inscripciones 👉 https://buff.ly/42Tt2Iz #xl8

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edition.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p... Sen. Roger Wicker: "Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed." <So apparently there is still some decency and common sense in the GOP> via @cnn.com #supportforukraine #warcrimes #russia #putin

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Estonia phases out Russian as a language of instruction www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... #Estonia #Russian #language #langsky

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Interpreters' Social - Meet & Network in London on 15 March 2025, organised by Bruno Musarra, Lara Fasoli & Sabrina Toscani #1nt docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Kunde hat meine Übersetzung in einer Schriftform ohne Umlaute als PDF gespeichert und in Deutschland bei einer Behörde eingereicht. Behörde lehnt Dokumente ab, weil ... ohne Umlaute. Kunde beschwert sich bei mir über 'Übersetzungsfehler'. Ich will auf den Arm #xl8

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Shoutout to translators on Bluesky! Did you know that you can simply search for hashtag #xl8 to easily find post related to translation and translators? And of course, you may also apply this hashtag in your own post to reach a wider audience. #translation #translator

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On the RWS Community site, I found an interesting 2-hour intro webinar for #AutoHotKey, the Windows #macro program that is used to automate processes in so many #translation environment tools and other Windows software. bit.ly/AutoHotKeyIn... #xl8 #TranslationStudies

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Prof. Mikel L. Forcada's lecture "Harmful Effects of Machine Translation and Their Mitigation: A Preliminary Taxonomy" is now available on #Youtube. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZR... #machinetranslation #xl8 #translation #UJI #UniversitatJaumeI

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