Susan Pickford
@libripotens.bsky.social
Professor of translation studies at the University of Geneva and academic translator. Recent books: Professional Translators in 19th-c France and Translating Science in the 18th & 19th c. Now working on an industry guide for aspiring book translators.
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reminder: there's just under a week left to register for this online talk next Monday 👇 (in French and LSF)
Sitting on the bus watching a kid copy her homework from chatgpt on her knees while her mate holds the phone 😑
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Sitting on the bus watching a kid copy her homework from chatgpt on her knees while her mate holds the phone 😑
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
November 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#standingstoneSunday an erratic block with cross-shaped workings, propped upright to commemorate a local quarry worker killed in an accident in the late 19th c
Reposted by Susan Pickford
Ma soeur a commencé à lire Une chambre avec vue, classique de la littérature anglaise, qu'elle a eu gratuitement sur la boutique kobo.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
October 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ma soeur a commencé à lire Une chambre avec vue, classique de la littérature anglaise, qu'elle a eu gratuitement sur la boutique kobo.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
Je ne pense pas qu'il y ait eu un seul humain impliqué dans cette version. En tout cas, j'espère pas.
If you think what happened to Rosalind Franklin was egregious (which it was), check out the story of Marthe Gautier, who died a couple of years ago at 97 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_...
Marthe Gautier - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
If you think what happened to Rosalind Franklin was egregious (which it was), check out the story of Marthe Gautier, who died a couple of years ago at 97 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marthe_...
Petition to stop the closures of the music and MFL courses at Nottingham. It worked for Cardiff, so do sign. c.org/nBXSCSYSfV
We Can Make an Impact.
Stop the removal of Modern Languages courses at the University of Nottingham!
c.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Petition to stop the closures of the music and MFL courses at Nottingham. It worked for Cardiff, so do sign. c.org/nBXSCSYSfV
any translation publishers out there willing to share how many pitches they receive a year on average?
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
any translation publishers out there willing to share how many pitches they receive a year on average?
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh the village bookshelf is tempting today. I will have to come back with a carrier bag (there are 2 stacks)
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Le troc de livres dans mon village c'est vraiment deux salles deux ambiances
Reposted by Susan Pickford
Sign the petition to get the UK Home Office to listen to translation experts before they blindly implement automated (AI-based) translation for asylum cases.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
Sign the Petition
Home Office: before automating translation, please listen to the experts
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October 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Sign the petition to get the UK Home Office to listen to translation experts before they blindly implement automated (AI-based) translation for asylum cases.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Prrmière neige sur le Haut Jura (vue de la fenêtre de cuisine)
Lecture du jour. ça décoiffe
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lecture du jour. ça décoiffe
Not Copilot offering me a summary of a 5-line email 😒srsly
October 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Not Copilot offering me a summary of a 5-line email 😒srsly
Mushrooms. Anyone know what the front one is?
October 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Mushrooms. Anyone know what the front one is?
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée en rayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée en rayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée enrayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Lecture du weekend fraîchement arrivée enrayon @julietjfall.bsky.social
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (but in this case, whoever this was gave up on page 5)
October 17, 2025 at 6:06 AM
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step (but in this case, whoever this was gave up on page 5)
Rencontre improbable au château de Voltaire #fêtedelascience
October 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Rencontre improbable au château de Voltaire #fêtedelascience
sharp-eyed 18eiste paleographers: any clues on the mid section in this marginal comment? What I have is "Qui vous assure qu'elles aient été polies et arrondies par le roulis des eaux de la mer plutôt qu'*** de ** ** par les fleuves en cailloux roulés?" @traducteurfou.bsky.social any ideas?
October 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
sharp-eyed 18eiste paleographers: any clues on the mid section in this marginal comment? What I have is "Qui vous assure qu'elles aient été polies et arrondies par le roulis des eaux de la mer plutôt qu'*** de ** ** par les fleuves en cailloux roulés?" @traducteurfou.bsky.social any ideas?
Feels like someone is missing from this handy guide to foreign rights, but I can't quite put my finger on it 🤔 #translatorsarepeopletoo
October 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Feels like someone is missing from this handy guide to foreign rights, but I can't quite put my finger on it 🤔 #translatorsarepeopletoo
of course. Been waiting for this for a while
October 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
of course. Been waiting for this for a while