Author Archives: Richard Samson

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About Richard Samson

I’m a teacher living in Osona, Spain. I'm into tennis, dogs, and chickens. I’m also interested in translation and Moodle (well, digital tools for teaching, in general).

Open expert conversations – Autumn 2025

Translation capsules is a series of online conversations between prestigious translation and language specialists and members of the UVic-UCC Department of Translation, Interpreting and Applied Languages. #conversatrad Each conversation is a live online webinar open to all who register. Tradiling is … Continue reading

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Fawlty at fifty

Fawlty Towers was first broadcast on BBC2 on 19 September 1975. These days Tradiling is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of this popular TV show. For many, Fawlty Towers is the pinnacle of British situation comedy, with its multilayered plots, rich … Continue reading

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Removido y familiar

Translated texts often give themselves away by unusual word choice. In the worst case, the word choice is so unusual that it would be considered by most readers to be a mistake. Consider the text on the right that appeared … Continue reading

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Traducció professional i la IA

El passat dijous 16 de gener Gemma Brunat, presidenta de l’Associació Professional de Traductors i Intèrprets de Catalunya (APTIC), va ser entrevistada per Jordi Basté al programa matinal El món a RAC1. Es pot escoltar l’entrevista en aquest enllaç directe … Continue reading

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Soy como el árbol talado, que retoño

En aquests dies d’esperança, de callar-se les armes i de retorn de centenars de víctimes, faig aquest reclam a la memòria històrica i a la vida. De record a les vides segades. Sabem els noms de mil·lers d’infants que no … Continue reading

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