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OliverLawrence1

  1. 360+ free Word macros for writers, editors and translators: archivepub.co.uk/book.html
  2. @BunchTrans Enough Americans seem to use it with its other meaning for Oxford to have approved it as valid: oxforddictionaries.com/definition/moo…
  3. @BunchTrans I remember reading that 'moot' means 'open to debate' in UK English but 'irrelevant' in current US English usage. Not so?
  4. Good writing matters: if you write 'X did Y timely', I'm so distracted that I can't follow what you write next. Game over. Via @cswriter
  5. Workshops in October for German <> English translators: looren.net/15-2-Upcoming-…
  6. Customising your right-click "Send to" menu in Windows Explorer: howtogeek.com/howto/windows-…
  7. The go-to source for Marketing That Works. Free download via @DannyIny: bit.ly/IEWzEL
  8. @pbtranslations If it'd've been 4 July, I could've made the London do :(
  9. Had strange "compile error in hidden module" message in Word after recent security update? Easy solution: lessanvaezi.com/delete-exd-fil…
  10. Catch problem words (eg "pubic" as typo for "public"): add to PerfectIt "always find" list or Word exclusion dictionary bit.ly/oMXilA
  11. Can't decide which is worse: "to impact enormously on" or "to be enormously impactful on"? Bleeargh.
  12. Buying decisions default to a matter of price if you fail to demonstrate your product's value or uniqueness: fearless-selling.ca/7-sales-myths-…
  13. @reliabletran Smashing; thanks, Barbara.
  14. @philippahammond Could you hint at a quiet word with their local chamber of commerce or tax office? Maybe there are other irregularities.
  15. @philippahammond @jennmercerFE Not sure either, but it sounds like a good 'threat'. Will see what the @Soc_of_Authors have to say.
  16. @philippahammond Isn't it breach of your copyright?
  17. @reliabletran Barbara, although I couldn't attend, I'm interested in your content; perhaps you'll be blogging about it later?
  18. @nickrosenthal Italian usually goes the other way: my 1550-word corporate blurb has become 1360 in English.