The following post is based on an article I co-authored for the ITI Bulletin with my colleagues Victoria Patience and Simon Berrill. Peer pressure: how collaborating with colleagues can be a great source of professional development Amid all the talk of continuing professional development, translation technology, marketing skills and subject specialisation, it’s easy for us more »
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George Orwell’s six rules of writing: adapted for translators
In his essay, Politics and the English Language, George Orwell railed against confusing and unclear writing. He summarised his advice in six rules, which have been the mainstay of English style guides ever since: Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print. Never use a more »