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Online media

One of the keys to being a good translator is to keep abreast of current affairs, both in Italy and abroad. Please try and read the news everyday. Below you will find link to a range of news sources.

Economist - this is normally a paying service, but you should be able to read some articles for free

Translation blogs and advice

How to write clearly - EU guide on good writing

How to be a good translator - skills and interests a translator should have

Commonly mistranslated words - Italian-English false friends

Culture and dictionary use - how culture doesn't always translate

Inglisc - blog containing lots of badly translated 'Inglisc' signs in Italy

Provenwrite - great blog on how to be a professional translator

Miriam's pesky words - a list of difficult words to translate, and more besides

No Peanuts for Translators - nice blog campaigning for decent wages for professional translators

Lingua Inglese 2 - Translation and Writing

Dott. Andrew Bailey

Docente: Andrew Bailey
Docente: Erik Castello
Docente: Marta Guarda