Point2Point Translations

06/03/2015

This week marks the launch of The Deep End blog, a collaboration between myself and four other translators (and friends) that I met during my MA in translation at Westminster University. Take a look at our introductory post to find out more and see what we've got in store! http://inthedeepend.org/

Our first blogpost March 2, 2015March 2, 2015Leave a comment Welcome to the Deep End blog! We are Claire Harmer, Katharine Mears, Felicity Pearce, Paula Pitkethly and Sandra Young, a group of English mother-tongue translators, and friends, who met while studying for our Masters in Translation at the…

28/01/2015

The FT test outs the recent updates to Google Translate, with guest appearance from the fabulous Marta M Stelmaszak! What do you think?

Google recently upgraded its Translate app, which allows translation of voice, text and visuals. But how well does it actually work? The FT's technology editor Ravi Mattu finds out.

24/11/2014

11 out of 12. Not bad!
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/quiz--how-well-do-you-know-the-newest-words-in-the-oxford-dictionary-131803794.html

Test your modern vocab by defining the latest additions to the world's most famous dictionary

12/02/2014

Pleased to now be a member of Mediterranean Editors and Translators. Another great reason for a trip to Spain!

13/01/2014

Spain clearly the top choice for British migrants

Thought this was a brilliant infographic

07/01/2014

Happy New Year everyone. Less than 4 months to go now until the BP14 conference. Looking forward to meeting lots of you there! Tickets still on sale.

20/12/2013

That's me done for 2013! Wishing everyone a fantastic Christmas.

19/12/2013

A lovely quote I received on a Christmas card from one of my clients:

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart" - Nelson Mandela.

13/12/2013

04/12/2013

Looking forward to attending the BP14 Conference for freelance translators and interpreters in Budapest next May. Will you be there? http://budapest14.com/

Join us in Budapest for a long weekendBest networking event in 2014 for freelance translatorsTwo information packed conference daysFirst day is dedicated to Business, while the second day revolves around PracticeWonderful location within BudapestAffordable destination, reasonable attendance feeATA c...

08/11/2013

Just finished translating a long series of human rights testimonies. Exhausting but rewarding. If your organisation is in need of translation services, please get in touch! Have a great weekend everyone

29/10/2013

Great piece on not working for free for profit-making companies. Amazing that anyone would even expect something for nothing, but I see these sort of "opportunities" all the time.

The people at Webflakes have a great idea for translators: Come work for free! Yes, it's yet another business that hopes to profit from other people's unpaid work (in this case, "language buffs - p...