Philippa Hammond
@preciseprosep.bsky.social
Word wrangler by trade.
Copy-editor in English. Translator from French, Spanish, Portuguese, if you want the specifics.
I blog about language and communication here: https://www.philippahammond.net/blog
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/philippahammon
Copy-editor in English. Translator from French, Spanish, Portuguese, if you want the specifics.
I blog about language and communication here: https://www.philippahammond.net/blog
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/philippahammon
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Game of buzzword bingo, anyone?
I've created a free jargon busting tool: https://f.mtr.cool/iuzztuztst
Thank me later 😜
I've created a free jargon busting tool: https://f.mtr.cool/iuzztuztst
Thank me later 😜
Freelance resources and free stuff — Philippa Hammond Non-Fiction Translation and Copyediting Services
Resources for freelancers
f.mtr.cool
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Game of buzzword bingo, anyone?
I've created a free jargon busting tool: https://f.mtr.cool/iuzztuztst
Thank me later 😜
I've created a free jargon busting tool: https://f.mtr.cool/iuzztuztst
Thank me later 😜
"We're on the same team".
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"We're on the same team".
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
Great panel session at #2025TEF: Translation as infrastructure: getting it right to safeguard trust, inclusion and impact, with speakers from Oxfam, Save the Children International and Tearfund.
Teamwork with translators and experts can prevent reputational damage.
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
EU laws are not just made FOR people, they are made WITH people. And that's why clear language is so important.
1st Clear Language session at Translating Europe Forum this morning.
#2025TEF.
1st Clear Language session at Translating Europe Forum this morning.
#2025TEF.
November 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
EU laws are not just made FOR people, they are made WITH people. And that's why clear language is so important.
1st Clear Language session at Translating Europe Forum this morning.
#2025TEF.
1st Clear Language session at Translating Europe Forum this morning.
#2025TEF.
A fellow editor in the US shared this with me and it has brightened my day.
Humanity at its best, in the face of the worst.
Food drive at ETHS collects groceries for people impacted by SNAP freeze evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/03/e...
Humanity at its best, in the face of the worst.
Food drive at ETHS collects groceries for people impacted by SNAP freeze evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/03/e...
Food drive collects groceries for people impacted by SNAP freeze - Evanston RoundTable
Hundreds of residents came out to Evanston Township High School on Sunday for a food drive to collect groceries, paper products and gift cards to donate
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November 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A fellow editor in the US shared this with me and it has brightened my day.
Humanity at its best, in the face of the worst.
Food drive at ETHS collects groceries for people impacted by SNAP freeze evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/03/e...
Humanity at its best, in the face of the worst.
Food drive at ETHS collects groceries for people impacted by SNAP freeze evanstonroundtable.com/2025/11/03/e...
Spookily simple: why the simplest systems are the most effective ones in my freelance business...
This may not be a popular opinion, but IMHO most freelancers don't need elaborate project management systems.
This may not be a popular opinion, but IMHO most freelancers don't need elaborate project management systems.
Freelancer Tips: Run Your Freelance Business & Stay Organised — Philippa Hammond Non-Fiction Translation and Copyediting Services
Why Simple Organisational Systems Work Best for Freelancers
f.mtr.cool
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Spookily simple: why the simplest systems are the most effective ones in my freelance business...
This may not be a popular opinion, but IMHO most freelancers don't need elaborate project management systems.
This may not be a popular opinion, but IMHO most freelancers don't need elaborate project management systems.
Please consider signing this petition: automation is not a magic formula when people's lives are at stake. c.org/VGKkC8B8vK
Sign the Petition
Home Office: before automating translation, please listen to the experts
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October 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Please consider signing this petition: automation is not a magic formula when people's lives are at stake. c.org/VGKkC8B8vK
It's Halloween this week, so just for fun I'm sharing scary typos I spot out in the real world.
This one should never have made it to the printers: 'The Symble of Reliability'. 👻
(Spotted on a roofing contractors van. So good they printed it on all their vans.)
This one should never have made it to the printers: 'The Symble of Reliability'. 👻
(Spotted on a roofing contractors van. So good they printed it on all their vans.)
October 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's Halloween this week, so just for fun I'm sharing scary typos I spot out in the real world.
This one should never have made it to the printers: 'The Symble of Reliability'. 👻
(Spotted on a roofing contractors van. So good they printed it on all their vans.)
This one should never have made it to the printers: 'The Symble of Reliability'. 👻
(Spotted on a roofing contractors van. So good they printed it on all their vans.)
Beautiful Barcelona - photos snapped during breaks at a conference last week. Couldn’t resist.
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Beautiful Barcelona - photos snapped during breaks at a conference last week. Couldn’t resist.
Divya Venn (via James Clear):
"Being annoyed is the price you pay for community. It means having guests when you'd rather be alone. It means letting someone live with you even when they get on your nerves. It means showing up for events that you'd rather not go to. It means turning the other cheek".
"Being annoyed is the price you pay for community. It means having guests when you'd rather be alone. It means letting someone live with you even when they get on your nerves. It means showing up for events that you'd rather not go to. It means turning the other cheek".
October 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Divya Venn (via James Clear):
"Being annoyed is the price you pay for community. It means having guests when you'd rather be alone. It means letting someone live with you even when they get on your nerves. It means showing up for events that you'd rather not go to. It means turning the other cheek".
"Being annoyed is the price you pay for community. It means having guests when you'd rather be alone. It means letting someone live with you even when they get on your nerves. It means showing up for events that you'd rather not go to. It means turning the other cheek".
Anyone else got a little bit too swept up in that back-to-school energy?
I'm starting this week with the sinking feeling that I've overcommitted. 🫨
It happens too often, I'm working on it.
#AmEditing #AmTranslating
I'm starting this week with the sinking feeling that I've overcommitted. 🫨
It happens too often, I'm working on it.
#AmEditing #AmTranslating
September 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Anyone else got a little bit too swept up in that back-to-school energy?
I'm starting this week with the sinking feeling that I've overcommitted. 🫨
It happens too often, I'm working on it.
#AmEditing #AmTranslating
I'm starting this week with the sinking feeling that I've overcommitted. 🫨
It happens too often, I'm working on it.
#AmEditing #AmTranslating
These wildflowers near my home are brightening my days. Sharing so they can brighten yours, too 🪷
#summerfeeling
#summerfeeling
July 9, 2025 at 7:23 AM
These wildflowers near my home are brightening my days. Sharing so they can brighten yours, too 🪷
#summerfeeling
#summerfeeling
It's ATOMICON day! 💃
I can't wait to check out ATOMICON for the first time.
Give me a wave if you're also a virtual attendee 👋
#ATOMICON25
I can't wait to check out ATOMICON for the first time.
Give me a wave if you're also a virtual attendee 👋
#ATOMICON25
June 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It's ATOMICON day! 💃
I can't wait to check out ATOMICON for the first time.
Give me a wave if you're also a virtual attendee 👋
#ATOMICON25
I can't wait to check out ATOMICON for the first time.
Give me a wave if you're also a virtual attendee 👋
#ATOMICON25
I've created a FREE Global Readiness Checklist for anyone considering getting an English language document translated or edited. Download it here:
www.philippahammond.net/s/Global-rea...
www.philippahammond.net/s/Global-rea...
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June 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I've created a FREE Global Readiness Checklist for anyone considering getting an English language document translated or edited. Download it here:
www.philippahammond.net/s/Global-rea...
www.philippahammond.net/s/Global-rea...
Oh for the confidence I had in my 20s! When I thought I had everything sussed out.
In my 40s, the more I learn, I'm acutely aware of all that I don't know. 🤔
Anyone else?
#Midlife
#AlwaysLearning
In my 40s, the more I learn, I'm acutely aware of all that I don't know. 🤔
Anyone else?
#Midlife
#AlwaysLearning
May 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Oh for the confidence I had in my 20s! When I thought I had everything sussed out.
In my 40s, the more I learn, I'm acutely aware of all that I don't know. 🤔
Anyone else?
#Midlife
#AlwaysLearning
In my 40s, the more I learn, I'm acutely aware of all that I don't know. 🤔
Anyone else?
#Midlife
#AlwaysLearning
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April 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Small business owner? Join me at #ATOMICON25. You should see who they have on the line up it’s 🔥🔥🔥Click here to find out atomic.site?aap=839
Have you read Content DNA by John Espirian?
It's not just another content marketing book. I'm a bit fatigued by those. I explain why in my book review:
www.philippahammond.net/blog/content...
It's not just another content marketing book. I'm a bit fatigued by those. I explain why in my book review:
www.philippahammond.net/blog/content...
Content DNA by John Esperian: a review — Philippa Hammond Non-Fiction Translation and Copyediting Services
Discover the insights from John Espirian's Content DNA. A personal review of what I feel are the best bits about the book
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April 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Have you read Content DNA by John Espirian?
It's not just another content marketing book. I'm a bit fatigued by those. I explain why in my book review:
www.philippahammond.net/blog/content...
It's not just another content marketing book. I'm a bit fatigued by those. I explain why in my book review:
www.philippahammond.net/blog/content...
Bravo!
Kudos to whoever wrote the subject line in this morning's Guardian First Edition mail ...
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Bravo!
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These peace markers are dotted around the town where I live.
All have messages of peace in different languages on each side. I always feel happy to see them, so this weekend I took a photo of the one closest to my home.
#PeaceInNature #Languages
All have messages of peace in different languages on each side. I always feel happy to see them, so this weekend I took a photo of the one closest to my home.
#PeaceInNature #Languages
March 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
These peace markers are dotted around the town where I live.
All have messages of peace in different languages on each side. I always feel happy to see them, so this weekend I took a photo of the one closest to my home.
#PeaceInNature #Languages
All have messages of peace in different languages on each side. I always feel happy to see them, so this weekend I took a photo of the one closest to my home.
#PeaceInNature #Languages
Anyone else find themselves making a character from a book out of a potato for World Book Day?
Just me?
Me and my daughter made this 'Dorothy' this week. I'm sure you'll agree the resemblance is uncanny.
Just me?
Me and my daughter made this 'Dorothy' this week. I'm sure you'll agree the resemblance is uncanny.
March 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Anyone else find themselves making a character from a book out of a potato for World Book Day?
Just me?
Me and my daughter made this 'Dorothy' this week. I'm sure you'll agree the resemblance is uncanny.
Just me?
Me and my daughter made this 'Dorothy' this week. I'm sure you'll agree the resemblance is uncanny.