Marian Dougan
@mariandougan.bsky.social
Italian to English translator (finance & corporate, legal, foreign affairs), ITI Board member. Scottish, British and – always – European. Very proud mother!
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Rudolph gets all the love, so let’s talk about the names of Santa’s other reindeer.
dasher | noun | one that dashes
dancer | noun | one that dances
prancer | noun | one that walks or moves in a spirited manner
Ok, those three are easy to understand.
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dasher | noun | one that dashes
dancer | noun | one that dances
prancer | noun | one that walks or moves in a spirited manner
Ok, those three are easy to understand.
🧵⬇️
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Rudolph gets all the love, so let’s talk about the names of Santa’s other reindeer.
dasher | noun | one that dashes
dancer | noun | one that dances
prancer | noun | one that walks or moves in a spirited manner
Ok, those three are easy to understand.
🧵⬇️
dasher | noun | one that dashes
dancer | noun | one that dances
prancer | noun | one that walks or moves in a spirited manner
Ok, those three are easy to understand.
🧵⬇️
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This is why we need to cap political donations - do sign the petition!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is why we need to cap political donations - do sign the petition!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Greatly enjoyed today's @itiscotnet.bsky.social AGM and Christmas lunch. I love our get-togethers, if that's the right word for an AGM. Such lovely people!
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Greatly enjoyed today's @itiscotnet.bsky.social AGM and Christmas lunch. I love our get-togethers, if that's the right word for an AGM. Such lovely people!
Yuletide mystery No. 2: I don't quite get the appeal of panettone after Christmas dinner either, even after 24 years living in Italy. It's certainly lighter than Christmas pudding, though. I prefer panettone warmed through in the oven, for breakfast.
December 14, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Yuletide mystery No. 2: I don't quite get the appeal of panettone after Christmas dinner either, even after 24 years living in Italy. It's certainly lighter than Christmas pudding, though. I prefer panettone warmed through in the oven, for breakfast.
Yuletide mystery: how do people manage to eat Christmas pudding – especially with custard/brandy butter/cream – after a full turkey lunch/dinner? How do they find the room? Answers on a Christmas card, please.
December 14, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Yuletide mystery: how do people manage to eat Christmas pudding – especially with custard/brandy butter/cream – after a full turkey lunch/dinner? How do they find the room? Answers on a Christmas card, please.
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The EU is recruiting permanent staff translators into English and 7 other languages. 2 EU source langs & EU citizenship required. Apply here by 14 Jan 2025: eu-careers.europa.eu/en/translato.... The EU Commission's Dublin office is holding an open online info session on Tue 17 Dec: europa.eu/!9nGFdG
Competition to recruit English translators in the EU institutions – information session
Join us online on Tuesday 17 December at 6:15pm Irish time (7:15pm CET) for an information session about a competition to recruit English language translators to work in the EU institutions. Translato...
europa.eu
December 11, 2024 at 4:47 PM
The EU is recruiting permanent staff translators into English and 7 other languages. 2 EU source langs & EU citizenship required. Apply here by 14 Jan 2025: eu-careers.europa.eu/en/translato.... The EU Commission's Dublin office is holding an open online info session on Tue 17 Dec: europa.eu/!9nGFdG
I do love @merriam-webster.com They so clearly enjoy language.
What is the plural of 'attorney general'?
www.youtube.com/shorts/MjbZi...
www.youtube.com/shorts/MjbZi...
What is the plural of ‘attorney general’?
YouTube video by Merriam-Webster
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December 14, 2024 at 12:03 PM
I do love @merriam-webster.com They so clearly enjoy language.
So true. And these overviews are SO annoying!!!
It cannot be said enough that you shouldn't trust AI-generated search results.
AI Overviews on Google are particularly egregious because they're at the very top of the results and presented to everyone by default — people who didn't ask for them and likely don't understand the problems.
AI Overviews on Google are particularly egregious because they're at the very top of the results and presented to everyone by default — people who didn't ask for them and likely don't understand the problems.
I asked Google “what is the opening line of Toni Morrison’s novel Song of Solomon?” I know it roughly but I wanted the exact wording.
Google now inflicts AI responses on all searches. I was startled by just how incorrect the AI response was. Like, my god. Is this what people are using????
Google now inflicts AI responses on all searches. I was startled by just how incorrect the AI response was. Like, my god. Is this what people are using????
December 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM
So true. And these overviews are SO annoying!!!
Good grief!
Argentina’s president Javier Milei given Italian citizenship, sparking outrage
Argentina’s president Javier Milei given Italian citizenship, sparking outrage
Some angry that politician with Italian roots easily obtained citizenship while on trip to meet PM Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s government has granted citizenship to Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, on account of his Italian family roots, prompting outrage…
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Good grief!
I've become a bit obsessed about wombats. Here are 10 interesting wombat facts (well, I find them interesting anyway). A group of them is called "a wisdom of wombats". Isn't that great? www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/p...
10 things you might not know about wombats
Get to know South Australia’s most commonly-sighted wombat species – which can run almost as fast as Usain Bolt.
www.environment.sa.gov.au
December 13, 2024 at 3:23 PM
I've become a bit obsessed about wombats. Here are 10 interesting wombat facts (well, I find them interesting anyway). A group of them is called "a wisdom of wombats". Isn't that great? www.environment.sa.gov.au/goodliving/p...
One thing I like about translating is that you're constantly learning new things. Well today my learning came from wine-drinking. Little Giant wine, to be precise. All you ever wanted to know about wombats ("vombati" in Italian) but were afraid to ask www.fourthwavewine.com.au/pslink.cfm?r...
Welcome to Little Giant
It might be a little wine, but it’s got giant flavour. Charge your wine glass in support of the wombat today!
www.fourthwavewine.com.au
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 AM
One thing I like about translating is that you're constantly learning new things. Well today my learning came from wine-drinking. Little Giant wine, to be precise. All you ever wanted to know about wombats ("vombati" in Italian) but were afraid to ask www.fourthwavewine.com.au/pslink.cfm?r...
So I've finally got round to creating a BlueSky account. The next step is to transfer my Twitter/X contacts, which is likely to take some time as I need to edit the list as I go. And the to-do list gets even longer…
December 13, 2024 at 12:23 AM
So I've finally got round to creating a BlueSky account. The next step is to transfer my Twitter/X contacts, which is likely to take some time as I need to edit the list as I go. And the to-do list gets even longer…