Monthly Archives: Φεβρουάριος 2012
The Durrell Quartet
100 years from Lawrence Durrell’s birth 2012 is the Lawrence Durrel Centenary. The famous writer spend some of his time in Greece on the island of Rhodes, where he also wrote his book, Reflections on a Marine Venus/a companion to the landscape of Rhodes. There are loads of events being planned in the UK and…
Is U.S. a whole different world? TIME magazine thinks so…
[via] Or “Translating” politics into everyday issues for citizens who don’t want to/should not/will not know about what’s going on in the rest of the world. I don’t know why Times continues this policy but many readers have begun to notice.
A Case of Book Love
My dream bookcase in a Paris loft (via) More great (in style and size) house bookcases here
Casual Friday – The Importance of Having a Home Office
Is it necessary to have a home office? Definitelly if you are working from home. Working from home can be very tricky especially at the beginning, when one has not yet got used to working in an environment which is not work-friendly and he/she has always associated with relaxation, rest and… pizza nights. To avoid…
The world is our playground! Short Courses for translators and proofreaders
One of the major advantages of being a freelancer is the ability to work from wherever you want! Give us a laptop and an internet connection and off we go! A beach, a park, a cafeteria, a roof garden, a cruise ship to the other side of the world! Of course, not all of us have…
Introducing “Casual Friday”
I love procrastinating. I love reading news, fashion blogs, translation tweets, my favorite papers and deco magazines while at work and most of the times i feel very guilty about it: work should be work, after all! (at least mostly). But I decided to give my guilty pleasure a reason for existing and give it…
Hello, Pip! A journey in the world of Charles Dickens
200 years ago Charles Dickens was born – to create a lovely, yet often creepy (for my 7-year old self Oliver Twist’s adventures were gruesome and unfathomably sad, but seriously and utterly addictive in a strange way) world for children and adults. A few years ago, a theme park was created in Kent county,…
Little proofreading tips #1
Eλληνικός ή ελληνικός; Tο επίθετο ελληνικός, όπως και όλα τα εθνικά επίθετα (γαλλικός, αγγλικός, σουηδικός κ.λπ.) στην κανονική του χρήση ως επιθέτου γράφεται με μικρό ε-: η ελληνική γη, το ελληνικό τοπίο, η ελληνική σημαία κ.τ.ό. Όταν όμως χρησιμοποιείται ως ουσιαστικό, γράφεται με κεφαλαίο Ε: Η Eλληνική είναι μία από τις πιο παλιές γλώσσες στον κόσμο – Διαβάζει Eλληνικά…
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This is a list of a few publications that caught my eye recently – some of them have already found their way to my mailbox (Oh, the joy of the paper package waiting for you outside your door!!!!) Yes, I know e-books are easier to get, cheaper, paperfree etc, BUT. But. You can’t have your…
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