Posts Tagged ‘Twitter’
Here’s a quick tip that comes in handy for computer-typing in general and Twitter in particular (it saves you two characters). When you’re typing an ellipsis (three dots indicating an omission), instead of typing all three dots, type it as a single character by using the following keyboard shortcuts: Mac OS ellipsis: OPTION + semicolon […]
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Tags: ellipsis, keyboard shortcuts, punctuation, Robin Williams, Twitter, typography, Writing
I’m been very busy recently with barely time to pause for breath – so I’ve had to put the blog on the back-burner for a couple of weeks. But I thought I’d share with you a Twitter application I’ve found really useful as Tweeter-in-Chief (er, the only one) for Milngavie Book and Arts Festival, which […]
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Tags: arts, Books, Milngavie Festival, Twaitter, Twitter, Uncategorized
One of the things I like about Twitter (and there are lots) is that nearly all the translators I follow there seem to love their jobs. I don’t know if there’s some sort of self-selection going on here, with translators who embrace social media being more engaged with and enthused by their work. There’s the […]
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Tags: job satisfaction, Life and work, polls, Translation, Twitter, work
The “K” word on Twitter
One of the things I love about Twitter is the way it puts you in touch with interesting people you wouldn’t otherwise meet. It’s always nice to get new followers (if any of you are reading this, thank you!) but I do sometimes puzzle over who’s following me and why. I tweet mainly about language […]
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Tags: Chinglish, Language, Life and work, social media, Twitter
Words to good effect 