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**David August** @davidaugust@mastodon.online · 2d

David August @davidaugust@mastodon.online

"In this case of volcanic eruption, you will hear mermaids. Do not ignore the mermaids; they are there for your safety."

[screenshot of a post by] ProfJenniBarclay @VolcanoJenni:

Perils of Google Translate No. 44a. People seeking greater warning of volcanic eruption want sirens _not_ mermaids. (Spanish: Sirenas).

#volcano #translation #translate

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**Assoc for Scottish Literature** @scotlit@mastodon.scot · 6d

Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot

@litstudies

“By the time [Willa Muir] met Edwin at a mutual friend’s house in Glasgow, she was a lecturer in English, psychology and education and vice-principal of Gipsy Hill Teacher Training College in London…”

Robert Crawford Robert Crawford reviews Margery Palmer McCulloch’s Edwin & Willa Muir: A Literary Marriage, & Willa Muir’s The Usurpers, in the London Review of Books

5/5

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n18/robert-crawford/peerie-breeks

London Review of Books · Sep 21, 2023Robert Crawford · Peerie Breeks: Willa and Edwin Muir‘I am a better translator than he is,’ Willa Muir complained in a 1953 journal. For several generations the couple...

#Scottish #literature #modernism

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**Assoc for Scottish Literature** @scotlit@mastodon.scot · 6d

Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot

@litstudies

“Most of the translation, especially Kafka, has been done by ME. Edwin only helped. And every time Edwin was referred to as THE translator, I was too proud to say anything; […] I am left without a shred of literary reputation”
—Willa Muir

Listen to the Dead Ladies Show podcast on Willa Muir

3/5

https://deadladiesshow.com/2020/06/17/podcast-34-willa-muir/

The Dead Ladies Show · Jun 17, 2020Podcast #34: Willa MuirIn Episode 34, we’re once more in Muenster as guests of the Burg Hülshoff Centre for Literature, which happens to be named after a Dead Lady poet, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff! This time around, we’…

#Scottish #literature #modernism

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**Assoc for Scottish Literature** @scotlit@mastodon.scot · 6d

Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot

@litstudies

“Willa Muir […] is one of these ‘dangerous women’ whose courage, intelligence and imagination helped redefine women’s place in a changing society”
—Margery Palmer McCulloch on Willa Muir, for the University of Edinburgh’s Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities’ “Dangerous Women” project

2/5

https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/10/30/willa-muir/

Dangerous Women Project · Oct 30, 2016Willa Muir - Scottish PEN - Dangerous Women ProjectIn our monthly post from Scottish PEN, Margery Palmer McCulloch shows how Willa Muir was "‘dangerous’ in the best creative and cultural sense of the word".

#Scottish #literature #modernism

**Assoc for Scottish Literature** @scotlit@mastodon.scot · 6d

Assoc for Scottish Literature @scotlit@mastodon.scot

“Had a fit of the scunners: heart withered up.”
—Willa Muir (1890–1970) was born #OTD, 13 March. Her translations of Kafka solidified his reputation in English, & then internationally

In this article, Prof Michelle Woods looks at Willa Muir—a Shetland translator in Prague

@litstudies

1/5

https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2020/12/willa-muir-a-shetland-translator-in-prague/

The Bottle Imp · Dec 21, 2020Willa Muir: a Shetland Translator in Prague - The Bottle ImpIn her archive at St Andrew’s, Willa Muir stored a clipping from The Scotsman, dated 24 May, 1947. “It was something of a shock, writes a colleague from Prague, to hear a Czech choir singing Ho Ro, mo Nighean Donn Bhoidheach – to say nothing of ‘Ca’ the Yowes tae the Knowes’ and other Scots […]

#Scottish #literature #modernism

**Ancient Snailien** @AncientSnailien@mastodon.social · Mar 9 *

Mar 9 *

Ancient Snailien @AncientSnailien@mastodon.social

Want help identifying artist of antique painting. Anyone who can translate the writing in this photo please reply to this toot.

#Art #Calligraphy #Translation

**EVSHIFT** @evshift@channels.im · Mar 4

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**Jean-Baptiste Etienne** @JeanBaptisteEt4@mathstodon.xyz · Mar 1

Mar 1

Jean-Baptiste Etienne @JeanBaptisteEt4@mathstodon.xyz

#translation #rotation #geogebra #loop #scrolling #geometry

https://www.geogebra.org/m/aqbzht9d

GeoGebra · Mar 1Negative Space Animation based on an Andalusian geometric patternNegative Space Animation based on an Andalusian geometric pattern

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**Jean-Baptiste Etienne** @JeanBaptisteEt4@mathstodon.xyz · Mar 1

Mar 1

Jean-Baptiste Etienne @JeanBaptisteEt4@mathstodon.xyz

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#translation #rotation #geogebra

**Jean-Baptiste Etienne** @JeanBaptisteEt4@mathstodon.xyz · Mar 1

Mar 1

Jean-Baptiste Etienne @JeanBaptisteEt4@mathstodon.xyz

Estrellas tartésicas revisitadas.

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#translation #rotation #geogebra

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**Fictionable** @fictionable@lor.sh · Feb 27

Feb 27

Fictionable @fictionable@lor.sh

@bookstodon …and here's the short story:

https://yalereview.org/article/krasznahorkai-angel-passed-above-us

#books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #Ukraine #bookstodon @bookstodon

The Yale ReviewLászló Krasznahorkai: “An Angel Passed Above Us”A short story by László Krasznahorkai: “I’m open to anything, he said, pushing the AK-74 a bit farther away and reaching under his bulletproof vest to…

**Fictionable** @fictionable@lor.sh · Feb 27

Feb 27

Fictionable @fictionable@lor.sh

'A dirty, rotten war is unfolding before my eyes. The world is starting to get used to it. I cannot get used to it.'

László Krasznahorkai talks to Hari Kunzru about #Ukraine and the ongoing #apocalypse

https://yalereview.org/article/l%C3%A1szl%C3%B3-krasznahorkai_interview

#books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #bookstodon @bookstodon

The Yale ReviewLászló Krasznahorkai on hope, apocalypse, and his new short storyHari Kunzru interviews the Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai.

**Dan Wagstaff** @danwagstaff@mastodon.social · Feb 25

Feb 25

Dan Wagstaff @danwagstaff@mastodon.social

The longlist for the 2025 International Booker Prize has been announced. It's a great reading list for fans of books in translation:

https://thebookerprizes.com/media-centre/press-releases/energising-longlist-for-the-international-booker-prize-2025-announced

#books #translation #literature

**Michael Fenichel** @drmike@mastodon.social · Feb 20

Feb 20

Michael Fenichel @drmike@mastodon.social

#Truth vs. #Muskville Make-believe -

DOGEish to English Instant Translator Device - Cartoon/graphic by Steve Greenberg

A smartphone (or translation device) is shown, image of Musk onscreen;

There are 2 buttons through which to translate "DOGEish" -> English

On the left are the DOGEish text bubbles, on the right the translation to English:

"We are eliminating waste, fraud & abuse" => "We are cutting anything that hampers Elon Musk's profits"

"Our team has the highest security clearances" => "We gave the clearances to ourselves"

"USAID has to die" => "We hate poor people"

"We will cut $$ Trillions by ferreting out waste" => "And those $$ Trillions will go to billionaires"

"We have authorization at the highest levels." => "Donald Trump has no idea what we're doing."

"Our young team will not look at any personal or taxpayer data and keep it absolutely secure." => "We have a bridge in Brooklyn that we'd like to sell you."

#GQP #TrumpVirus #disinformation

**Feather Wiki** @FeatherWiki@floss.social · Feb 15

Feb 15

Feather Wiki @FeatherWiki@floss.social

A Traditional Chinese (zh-TW) #translation is now available for #FeatherWiki thanks to the wonderful @nacly! Thank you for your contribution!

Find the download on the Downloads page:
https://feather.wiki/?page=downloads

If you want to get your language added to Feather Wiki, you can also contribute a translation! Instructions can be found at https://feather.wiki/?page=translation

feather.wikiFeather WikiA tiny tool for simple, self-contained wikis!

**Shauvik Kumar** @shauvikkumar@mastodon.social · Feb 13

Feb 13

Shauvik Kumar @shauvikkumar@mastodon.social

Want to automatically translate all text in your Google Sheet into another language? This script translates each cell using Google Translate!

#GoogleSheets #AppsScript #Translation #Automation

Just run this script, and your entire sheet will be translated!

**Kagi HQ** @kagihq@mastodon.social · Feb 11

Feb 11

Kagi HQ @kagihq@mastodon.social

Doggo speaks your language! With Kagi Translate, experience fast, accurate, and context-aware translations - with the added benefits of privacy and being tracking free:

https://translate.kagi.com/

Now with tons of added features and improvements.

A translation icon at the top, with two blocks showing an "A" and a Chinese character, connected by arrows to represent language translation. Below is Kagi's mascot, a cartoon dog, sitting contentedly with a ball by its side.

#Kagi #Translate #Search

**Jeri Dansky** @jeridansky@sfba.social · Feb 6 *

Feb 6 *

Jeri Dansky @jeridansky@sfba.social

While this list was designed to help people wanting to move off US-based services, it's also helpful for those of us just trying to get off Google. One of the very few Google services I still used was Google translate, and now I have an alternative.

(I thought DeepL looked good, but there are four other choices and I'm open to other suggestions.)

I'm not doing any heavy translation work; I just sometimes want to translate something I see online, purely for my own curiosity.

https://european-alternatives.eu/alternatives-to

h/t @RaffKarva
#Google #translation

European AlternativesEuropean alternatives for popular services | European AlternativesWe help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.