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  1. Interesting freelance copy-editing job for a classical music fan: http://bit.ly/78xSvZ
  2. Listen in to Pat Kenny re: importance of teaching Chinese http://www.rte.ie/radio1/to...
  3. RT @NTceline: Still Wanted: English to French translator in the biology/life science field. Please RT or DM me #xl8
  4. @blackpooltower WHOA! Didn't notice Jay success. Will pass on to bearded one.
  5. @penfolds5 So sorry. It is a bitter pill, cakefail. *mentally sending you a blueberry muffin from downstairs*
  6. RT @caroleagent: RT @BOOKSA: Post nominations 4 Africa’s Best Books of Decade and SA’s Top Ten here http://bit.ly/8Rxdw8 (incl date & co ...
  7. Potential dream job (but on slim terms): http://www.thebookseller.co... #xl8
  8. Comment est-ce qu'on dit 'WE WUZ ROBBED' en francais?!?!?
  9. Henri wasn't wagging his finger to say he didn't like the call, he was saying it wasn't a goal... a little cultural translation, pundits!
  10. @archipelagobks Yeah – and ditchwater clearly so much dirtier than dishwater. Much more insulting in my book :)
  11. @thefictiondesk Hrmph. Non lo so. Savoury in a usually sweet vehicle... non lo so *shakes head*
  12. Loving Joe O'Connor on urban gardening in NYC. Am planning the same for an abandoned corner of Dublin!
  13. @archipelagobks I think 'ditch' is UK, and 'dish' US – I'd never heard the former until moving to Ireland, if that helps! Check OED online.
  14. Huzzah! The Seven Lives of John Murray: RT @thefictiondesk: Is it time for the return of the bookseller-publisher? http://bit.ly/1tqfi0
  15. @thefictiondesk Non volevo dirlo, ma le rizzuole fanno davvero schiffo... come gli 'curry buns' a Chinatown – tipo di beignet ripieno :p
  16. Doing ok on the freelance Xmas party circuit this year, starting with the Irish Translators and Interpreters Association. Bring on the pies.
  17. Two very long days of transposing handwritten edits ahead. Bleurgh.
  18. Set to enjoy my last day in Vienna – after a bit of editing in my temporary office, overlooking a building seemingly made of meringue.
  19. @theBDR You and me both. The single best thing about leaving my one-time publicity job was NEVER EVER having to use it again.
  20. @blackpooltower Phototweets, please. Are we going for boingy antennae this season, or its it more of a tin foil look for the under-tens?