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RMTranslations

  1. Literary Translation Under Threat | via @intralingo bit.ly/KMDQJv <Two stories about translating Harry Potter #xl8
  2. Detienen en Barcelona a los responsables de una empresa por estafar a traductores bit.ly/KHYOJG <¡Qué horror! #xl8
  3. Senator sends different messages via Spanish & English versions of his website: ow.ly/1MYgRF #xl8
  4. Just noticed that Google Translate added a "Search for professional [language] translation" link under its machine translation. Neat! #xl8
  5. Turkish alphabetisation for German integration | Language on the Move bit.ly/KvIDz6 <Interesting study on teaching biliteracy
  6. Bilinguals in the United States | Francois Grosjean bit.ly/JHvfsD #language
  7. What the First Line of "The Stranger" Should Be ow.ly/1MgQ80 <A look at the amount of thought that goes into translating 1 sentence.
  8. Language industry web platform (LIND-Web) Forum - 24 May 2012, Brussels - "Share, cooperate, grow" bit.ly/IoLoAb #xl8
  9. Google Translate Now Translates One Million Books Worth of Text Daily bit.ly/IzsBFM #xl8
  10. In global economy, 'lost in translation' not an option bit.ly/J4mNk0 #xl8
  11. On annual World Book Day, UN stresses importance of translation bit.ly/JSb7Aa #xl8
  12. Suspects to get Skype translation at Brussels Airport bit.ly/I5ytp2 <Pilot project for interpreters to help officers at airport
  13. La Unesco dedicará el Día Mundial del Libro a las traducciones bit.ly/JjjMkp #xl8
  14. In My Language, Please! - Translating WordPress Themes and Plugins bit.ly/I1LyMK #xl8
  15. On Translating Andrés Neuman's "Traveler of the Century" bit.ly/I1HUm8 <Interview with translators about working together #xl8
  16. New vocabulary word: A U.S. queen bed is called a Französisches Bett ("French bed") in German. Anyone know why? #language
  17. Californians for Patient Care Launches Spanish-Language Healthcare Resource bit.ly/HZDUnw
  18. One in 40 UK diplomats fluent in language of country in which they work tgr.ph/HZDqOv <Why learn? "Translators can get it wrong."
  19. Is texting making us more creative? Canadian researchers think so bit.ly/HZpu73 #language
  20. How do you call @ sign? | TermCoord bit.ly/HZ8WMt