Portuguese Interpreter in London
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Chartered Linguist. Portuguese interpreter & translator in London, qualified & vetted NRPSI registered interpreter
The Costs of Instant Translation
AI might soon rob us of the thrill and challenge of cross-cultural conversation
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
AI might soon rob us of the thrill and challenge of cross-cultural conversation
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
The Costs of Instant Translation
AI might soon rob us of the thrill and challenge of cross-cultural conversation.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The Costs of Instant Translation
AI might soon rob us of the thrill and challenge of cross-cultural conversation
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
AI might soon rob us of the thrill and challenge of cross-cultural conversation
www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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based | adjective | unconcerned with what others think
The slang use of ‘based’ is widely credited to Berkeley, California rapper Lil B, whose 2007 album with hip-hop group The Pack was titled “Based Boys,” and who counts “The BasedGod” among his aliases.
The slang use of ‘based’ is widely credited to Berkeley, California rapper Lil B, whose 2007 album with hip-hop group The Pack was titled “Based Boys,” and who counts “The BasedGod” among his aliases.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
based | adjective | unconcerned with what others think
The slang use of ‘based’ is widely credited to Berkeley, California rapper Lil B, whose 2007 album with hip-hop group The Pack was titled “Based Boys,” and who counts “The BasedGod” among his aliases.
The slang use of ‘based’ is widely credited to Berkeley, California rapper Lil B, whose 2007 album with hip-hop group The Pack was titled “Based Boys,” and who counts “The BasedGod” among his aliases.
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I just staumbled across ELDP, Endangered Languages Documentation Programme, "creating a repository of resources for linguistics, the social science, and language communities."
Lots to read here!
www.eldp.net
#endangered #languages #project #langsky
Lots to read here!
www.eldp.net
#endangered #languages #project #langsky
November 7, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I just staumbled across ELDP, Endangered Languages Documentation Programme, "creating a repository of resources for linguistics, the social science, and language communities."
Lots to read here!
www.eldp.net
#endangered #languages #project #langsky
Lots to read here!
www.eldp.net
#endangered #languages #project #langsky
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Amendment 181
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - <i>Committee (6th Day)</i> – in the House of Lords at 6:00 pm 13 October 2025
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October 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040.
🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.
✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.
🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.
✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.
Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
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October 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨Urgent: Thames Water want permission from Ofwat to ILLEGALLY pollute rivers and seas until 2040.
🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.
✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.
🤮They want your bills to fill their pockets with gold, while they fill your rivers with sewage.
✍️Sign now. Tell Ofwat to say NO to Thames Water before Tuesday 21st October.
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Free UK Citizens Illegally Detained While Delivering Aid to Gaza
My son Aaron White is one of 13 UK citizens who vanished on October 1st after Israeli forces illegally boarded their humanitarian flotilla in international waters, 70 nautical miles from Gaza.
Over 50...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Language interpreter and translation services
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Criminal court statistics quarterly: April to June 2025
www.gov.uk
September 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Language interpreter and translation services
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From grassroots to states, let women lead. Stability, hope and innovation will follow | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sahle-Work Zewde
From grassroots to states, let women lead. Stability, hope and innovation will follow | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sahle-Work Zewde
As former African presidents, we know the world has no need of more speeches. In a time of crisis, the UN must encourage strong female leadership
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September 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
From grassroots to states, let women lead. Stability, hope and innovation will follow | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Sahle-Work Zewde
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New from my blog: A Troubling Tale of Interpreter Abuse in the Freelance Market. | The Professional Interpreter ow.ly/9fPH50WUIVU
A Troubling Tale of Interpreter Abuse in the Freelance Market.
Dear Colleagues: A troubling scenario was recently shared with me—one that echoes the frustrations and power imbalances faced by countless freelance interpreters worldwide. Here, a certified and ex…
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September 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
New from my blog: A Troubling Tale of Interpreter Abuse in the Freelance Market. | The Professional Interpreter ow.ly/9fPH50WUIVU
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-cease and desist
-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means
Why is law stuff like this always two words?
These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.
🧵⬇️
-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means
Why is law stuff like this always two words?
These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.
🧵⬇️
September 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
-cease and desist
-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means
Why is law stuff like this always two words?
These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.
🧵⬇️
-null and void
-aid and abet
-free and clear
-ways and means
Why is law stuff like this always two words?
These are called ‘legal doublets’ and we can once again blame the Normans.
🧵⬇️
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Debate: Public Services Committee report: 'Lost in translation? Interpreting services in the courts'
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Lords Grand Committee
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September 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Debate: Public Services Committee report: 'Lost in translation? Interpreting services in the courts'
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neerlandistiek.nl/2025/07/call...
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Call for Papers: Sociolinguistics Circle 2026
We invite abstracts for oral and poster presentations at the 12th edition of the Sociolinguistics Circle, to be held in Brussels on April 24th, 2026.
neerlandistiek.nl
July 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Thousands of families remain in Gaza City as Israeli army advances
Thousands of families remain in Gaza City as Israeli army advances
As the Israeli army advances on Gaza City, thousands of families remain in the city's crowded tent camps.
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September 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Thousands of families remain in Gaza City as Israeli army advances
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This government promised us 'the biggest wave of insourcing of public services in a generation' 🌊
Have you seen it?! We definitely haven't. 🧐
BUT now that the government are planning changes to the Procurement Act, we've got a chance to put the pressure on. 💪
Take action now. 👇
Have you seen it?! We definitely haven't. 🧐
BUT now that the government are planning changes to the Procurement Act, we've got a chance to put the pressure on. 💪
Take action now. 👇
August 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This government promised us 'the biggest wave of insourcing of public services in a generation' 🌊
Have you seen it?! We definitely haven't. 🧐
BUT now that the government are planning changes to the Procurement Act, we've got a chance to put the pressure on. 💪
Take action now. 👇
Have you seen it?! We definitely haven't. 🧐
BUT now that the government are planning changes to the Procurement Act, we've got a chance to put the pressure on. 💪
Take action now. 👇
Disconnect – the state of court language services | COUNSEL | The Magazine of the Bar of England and Wales www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/dis...
Disconnect – the state of court language services
Susan Grocott KC reports on the realities of interpreting and translation services in the courts, drawing on Bar Council Legal Services Committee evidence to the recent House of Lords Public Services ...
www.counselmagazine.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Disconnect – the state of court language services | COUNSEL | The Magazine of the Bar of England and Wales www.counselmagazine.co.uk/articles/dis...
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| CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists)
John Worne CIOL CEO writes: A new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute, ‘A Languages Crisis: Arresting decline’ by Megan Bowler (HEPI Report 192) and sponsored by Duolingo, shows a big dr...
www.ciol.org.uk
August 14, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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I've just signed this petition from We Own It. Angela Rayner - hands off our allotments! No more sell-offs of our precious green spaces. Take 1 minute to sign the petition today. #HandsOffOurAllotments
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Angela Rayner: Hands off our allotments | We Own It
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August 7, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I've just signed this petition from We Own It. Angela Rayner - hands off our allotments! No more sell-offs of our precious green spaces. Take 1 minute to sign the petition today. #HandsOffOurAllotments
weownit.org.uk/act-now/hand...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/hand...
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Deaf Mongolian immigrant held by ICE in California for 4 months with no access to interpreter
#Deaf #ICE #FuckICE #ICEWatch #Nazi #ConcentrationCamp #Interpreter #ASL #Mongolia #DictatorTrump #Disabled #CrimesAgainstHumanity #TheHague #ICC #UN #Breaking #Congress
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#Deaf #ICE #FuckICE #ICEWatch #Nazi #ConcentrationCamp #Interpreter #ASL #Mongolia #DictatorTrump #Disabled #CrimesAgainstHumanity #TheHague #ICC #UN #Breaking #Congress
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Deaf Mongolian immigrant held by ICE in California for 4 months with no access to interpreter
A disabled immigrant’s detention underscores the shift in asylum policies at the Mexico border since President Trump took office
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July 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Deaf Mongolian immigrant held by ICE in California for 4 months with no access to interpreter
#Deaf #ICE #FuckICE #ICEWatch #Nazi #ConcentrationCamp #Interpreter #ASL #Mongolia #DictatorTrump #Disabled #CrimesAgainstHumanity #TheHague #ICC #UN #Breaking #Congress
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#Deaf #ICE #FuckICE #ICEWatch #Nazi #ConcentrationCamp #Interpreter #ASL #Mongolia #DictatorTrump #Disabled #CrimesAgainstHumanity #TheHague #ICC #UN #Breaking #Congress
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Deaf Mongolian immigrant held by ICE in California for 4 months with no access to interpreter - CalMatters
July 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Deaf Mongolian immigrant held by ICE in California for 4 months with no access to interpreter - CalMatters