The FLD will be well represented when it comes to speakers at this year’s ATA conference in New Orleans. Here are the FLD members that will be speaking: Muriel Gilbert, FLD Distinguished Speaker: Gender-Neutral Language Makes the Front Page, When It Comes to Language, Nobody Knows It All Hélène Conte: Slang in the Judiciary Guillaume…
The FLD will have an informal “meet up” at the 55 Fahrenheit bar in the conference hotel, the New Orleans Marriott, at 8:30 pm on Thursday night, October 25. This is a chance to have a drink or snack and relax with other FLD members. No need to RSVP, just show up and order what…
By Muriel Gilbert The following is an excerpt from the soon-to-be-released Un bonbon sur la langue by Muriel Gilbert, the FLD’s Distinguished Speaker at the upcoming ATA conference in New Orleans. Her new book comes out this month. Quand une colère verte retombe soi-disant comme un soufflet Les expressions, c’est une de mes marottes : les…
By Amanda Williams International trade and logistics translation bears a striking resemblance to scientific translation. Sound crazy? Bear with me a second. Colleagues instinctively know not everyone has the subject matter expertise to translate chemistry-related texts. Although the same cannot necessarily be said for logistics company websites and shipping documents, that doesn’t make it any…
By Beth Smith When I learned that Corinne McKay was going to set up a translation skills class rather than a business-oriented class, I was intrigued. How would it be set up? Who would the instructors be? Then when I saw the details, I knew immediately that I had to try it, even though the…
