From the category archives:
I’m an avid reader: blogs, books, newspapers, magazines… you name it, I probably read it. So, while it’s impossible to list all the blogs I follow, I’d like to share my top three blog recommendations with you:
Thoughts on Translation
Corinne McKay posts excellent advice and information for translators. She writes about freelancing, getting started as a translator, [...]
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Having caught my eye in Werben & Verkaufen magazine’s book recommendations, I decided to order a copy of Vom Pitch zum Award. Wie Werbung gemacht wird to help increase my knowledge of the advertising world. Billed as an indispensable guide to the advertising industry, it does not disappoint. With clear, easy-to-read sections on the different [...]
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In the spirit of using this blog as a forum for sharing ideas, opinions and resources, this week’s post continues the topic of how to maintain your language skills with a selection of resources that I find useful for my own language combination, German to English. I’d also like to invite you to share your [...]
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Butcher’s Copy-editing. The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders was recommended to me on the proofreading course I attended last month. It is, I am told, the ‘bible’ for copy-editors and proofreaders. Having now acquired my own copy, I can see why.
The handbook has some good introductory sections that outline the role of the [...]
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