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Erik Hansson
@erikhansson.bsky.social
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German-Swedish translator since 1995. Keynote speaker here & there. Member of SFÖ-SAT (SE), founding & honorary member of DVÜD (DE). 3rd last Curator of Sweden in 2018. That guy who founded TTNS on FB. Escaped from the blue bird. Prefers beer to wine. #xl8
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6-7 and the 'secret' language of kids
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6-7 and the 'secret' language of kids - BBC Bitesize
Have you noticed your teens – or younger kids - laughing and doing a hand gesture every time the numbers 6 and 7 come up in sequence? Any idea what they’re actually saying or laughing at? As a parent ...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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AI or not AI - That is the Question!
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AI or not AI - That is the Question!
AI has changed the events and interpreting industry, and until now I have spent most of my time interpreting from the booth. But now we hear more and more about AI solutions that are supposed to reduc...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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When One Interpreter Speaks Out: The Colleagues, the Principle of Congeniality, and our Ethical Mandate.
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When One Interpreter Speaks Out: The Colleagues, the Principle of Congeniality, and our Ethical Mandate.
Dear Colleagues: A few weeks ago, I posted on a painful story of an interpreter who had been mistreated by a language services agency. The post struck a nerve, both because it is sadly not unique a…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Another excellent #blogpost from @nicknasev.bsky.social
Translation tip: what's with the scare marks?
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Translation tip: what's with the scare marks?
It's the little things that can cause the biggest misunderstandings. Which one is very common in Balkan translations? Find out ere
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November 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Creating New Tongues: On Language as Adaptation and Resistance
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Creating New Tongues: On Language as Adaptation and Resistance
Czesław Miłosz wrote, “Language is the only homeland.” I didn’t understand that sentence when I first read it. I was too busy trying to speak correctly—in English, in Croatian, in a blend that neve…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Does Wales hold the key to language learning in the UK?
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November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language
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Archaeologists Found an Ancient Tablet With 39 Letters That Don’t Belong to Any Known Language
Google Translate isn’t going to help here.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Bringing mother tongues into the classroom
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Bringing mother tongues into the classroom
For nearly 20 years, a teacher has helped make learning more inclusive for ethnic minority students in Viet Nam
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November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The Machine, or: He might as well have ghosted her.
What happens when the right words no longer come? Amanda Svensson spends months training AI models
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The Machine, or: He might as well have ghosted her
What happens when the right words no longer come? Amanda Svensson spends months training AI models – while searching for language in her own life. An intimate account of loss, hallucinations and the d...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Czechia should make access to national-minority rights more flexible
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Czechia should make access to national-minority rights more flexible - Portal - www.coe.int
<p>New Council of Europe expert committee report released</p>
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November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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#Webinar am 8.12. beim BDÜ:
Fragen Sie Dr. Studio – Houston, wozu so viele Einstellungen? (Hr. Czopik)
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#xl8 #bdue #cpd #freelance
BDÜ Weiterbildungs- und Fachverlagsgesellschaft mbH
Vorstellung der BDÜ Weiterbildungs- und Fachverlagsgesellschaft mbH.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Microsoft launches Project Gecko to produce AI systems in low-resourced languages
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#indigenous #language #langsky
Picture of a yellow gecko, representing the project Gecko that has been launched by Microsoft.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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"Sind Sie sich wirklich sicher, dass bei Ihnen heute Feiertag ist?"
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O-Ton eines Kunden, der sich am heutigen Buß- und Bettag telefonisch bei mir gemeldet hatte. Ja, in der Tat bin ich mir sicher.
#bussundbettag #shirley
- Surely you can't be serious? - I am serious.. and don't call me Shirley. (epic scene with actor Leslie Nielsen in the movie "Airplane!" (1980)
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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#Estonia: Kindergarten groups start teaching solely in #Võro, #Seto languages news.err.ee/1609823745/k...
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Kindergarten groups start teaching solely in Võro, Seto languages
Two new kindergarten groups opened this autumn, with teaching conducted in the Võro and Seto languages only.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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#Forensic #linguistics: how dark web criminals give themselves away with their language
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Forensic linguistics: how dark web criminals give themselves away with their language
Unmasking dark web criminals isn’t easy, but researchers are figuring out how to use their own language against them.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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AI language models show bias against regional #German #dialects
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AI language models show bias against regional German dialects
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November 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Reposted by Erik Hansson
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#icelandic #english #ai #langsky

By @mirandeee.bsky.social in @theguardian.com

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Icelandic is in danger of dying out because of AI and English-language media, says former PM
Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her co-author want the 350,000 people who speak the language to fight for its future
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November 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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How number systems shape our thinking and what it means for learning, language and culture
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How number systems shape our thinking and what it means for learning, language and culture
A new collection of research papers examines how humans conceptualize numbers and the numeral systems we’ve build around them.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Linguistic Lethargy: the Dictatorship of the #English #Language
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Linguistic Lethargy: the Dictatorship of the English Language
Languages are an integral tool for expression, communication and co-operation. It is estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. Those 7,000 languages open doors to tho...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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#Polish found to be most effective language for #prompting AI, Microsoft study shows
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Polish found to be most effective language for prompting AI, Microsoft study shows
Microsoft and University of Maryland researchers have identified Polish as the most effective language for prompting artificial intelligence models, placing it ahead of 25 others. English ranked sixth...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Sacrebleu! Speaking more than one language may help slow down ageing, study finds
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Speaking more than one language may help slow down ageing, study finds
Forget snake-oil creams and supplements — learning more than one language is a powerful way to protect against ageing, according to a new study.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Swedish word of the day #swotd is sameslöjd (Sami handcrafts) or duodji in Northern Sami, an important part of Sami culture. This refers to handicrafts and arts and crafts made by the indigenous Sami people, based on their traditions, design thinking, patterns and colours.
#Sweden #sapmi
Famous Sami handcraft knives from northern Sweden, made of reindeer antlers, inlets of mountain dwarf birch, with traditional patterns.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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My #interestingread (short) read today:
What is sociolect?
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#socialgroups #language #jargon #slang #langsky
What is Sociolect | Localazy Dictionary
Varieties of languages used by certain age, professional, or social groups.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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How the #Ukrainian #language is protected today - an interview with the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language
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How the Ukrainian language is protected today - an interview with the Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language
УНН Slider ✎ Olena Ivanovska, Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language, spoke about the mechanisms for protecting the Ukrainian language, the number o…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Hallucinating Machines: The Trust Issue in Large Language Models
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Hallucinating Machines: The Trust Issue in Large Language Models
TRENDS Research & Advisory strives to present an insightful and informed view of global issues and challenges from a strategic perspective. Established in 2014 as an independent research center, TREND...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM