Katie L Ward Translator and Subtitler
@katie24ward.bsky.social
FR & ES > EN translator and subtitler
Associate member of the ITI and member of SUBTLE
Shropshire, England
Associate member of the ITI and member of SUBTLE
Shropshire, England
'Spladn!' Cornish language given more protection www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cornish language Kernewek given new level of protection
Kernewek is given more protection through the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
'Spladn!' Cornish language given more protection www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Young people from across the UK have voted for peace as the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2025. corp.oup.com/news/peace-n...
Peace named Oxford Children's Word of the Year for 2025 - Oxford University Press
Young people from across the UK have voted for 'peace' as the Oxford Children's Word of the Year 2025, with 'six-seven' voted as their slang word of the year.
corp.oup.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Young people from across the UK have voted for peace as the Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2025. corp.oup.com/news/peace-n...
First Welsh Netflix drama hopes to build on success www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Netflix Welsh-language show Dal y Mellt hopes to build on success
Producers behind the drama are relishing the global platform for the Welsh language.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
First Welsh Netflix drama hopes to build on success www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Slop, vibe coding and glazing: AI dominates 2025’s words of the year theconversation.com/slop-vibe-co...
Slop, vibe coding and glazing: AI dominates 2025’s words of the year
Significant time is spent on tracking the usage of words throughout the year before making decisions on contenders.
theconversation.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Slop, vibe coding and glazing: AI dominates 2025’s words of the year theconversation.com/slop-vibe-co...
It’s Christmas (All Over The World) | 5 Of Our Favourite Non-English Language Christmas Films headstuff.org/entertainmen...
It's Christmas (All Over The World) | 5 Of Our Favourite Non-English Language Christmas Films - HeadStuff
The HeadStuff writers discuss five of their favourite Non-English Language Christmas Films on the run-up to the holidays
headstuff.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It’s Christmas (All Over The World) | 5 Of Our Favourite Non-English Language Christmas Films headstuff.org/entertainmen...
Wicked: For Good – what lies beneath correcting the way people speak? theconversation.com/wicked-for-g...
Wicked: For Good – what lies beneath correcting the way people speak?
Elphaba’s insistence on correctness speaks to a broader challenge facing anyone positioned as an outsider: having to work that much harder to be accepted.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Wicked: For Good – what lies beneath correcting the way people speak? theconversation.com/wicked-for-g...
People encouraged to sing Christmas songs in Manx www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New resource encourages people to sing Christmas songs in Manx
The online playlist allows people to learn to sing songs in the Isle of Man's native language.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:00 AM
People encouraged to sing Christmas songs in Manx www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rosalía vs. Bad Bunny: The choice between identity and globalization via lyrics in Spanish english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
Rosalía vs. Bad Bunny: The choice between identity and globalization via lyrics in Spanish
On her fourth album, the Catalan musician sings in 13 languages, while the most-listened-to artist on the planet, who is from Puerto Rico, embraces Spanish only
english.elpais.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Rosalía vs. Bad Bunny: The choice between identity and globalization via lyrics in Spanish english.elpais.com/culture/2025...
BBC Screenshot: Ellen and Mark read between the lines, and find out what can get lost in translation. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Screenshot - Translation - BBC Sounds
Ellen and Mark read between the lines, and find out what can get lost in translation.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
BBC Screenshot: Ellen and Mark read between the lines, and find out what can get lost in translation. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Why more young adults are turning on TV or movie subtitles www.independent.co.uk/life-style/m...
Why more young adults are turning on TV or movie subtitles
A new poll found that younger adults are more likely to use subtitles while watching TV or movies than are older adults
www.independent.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Why more young adults are turning on TV or movie subtitles www.independent.co.uk/life-style/m...
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Annual reminder that without literary translators, most Nobel Prize-winning authors couldn’t be read by the committee/readers, so celebrate them too. Congrats @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social et al! This isn’t taking away from the author, it’s adding recognition of the miracle/labour/skill of translation.
Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai wins
Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins
Follow along as the next winner of the world’s most prestigious literature prize is announced in Stockholm
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Annual reminder that without literary translators, most Nobel Prize-winning authors couldn’t be read by the committee/readers, so celebrate them too. Congrats @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social et al! This isn’t taking away from the author, it’s adding recognition of the miracle/labour/skill of translation.
Netflix Irish subtitles 'step in right direction' for language www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
House of Guinness Irish subtitles 'step in right direction' for language
Netflix said:
www.bbc.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Netflix Irish subtitles 'step in right direction' for language www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Artificial intelligence is making steady advances into subtitling, but it’s a vital service that needs a human to make it work" www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
‘Tentacles squelching wetly’: the human subtitle writers under threat from AI
Artificial intelligence is making steady advances into subtitling but, say its practitioners, it’s a vital service that needs a human to make it work
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"Artificial intelligence is making steady advances into subtitling, but it’s a vital service that needs a human to make it work" www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
Deaf: a powerful film about the real struggles of deaf families navigating medical institutions and parenthood theconversation.com/deaf-a-power...
Deaf: a powerful film about the real struggles of deaf families navigating medical institutions and parenthood
Navigating systems which are hostile to deaf people leaves Ángela and her partner Héctor in impossible situations.
theconversation.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Deaf: a powerful film about the real struggles of deaf families navigating medical institutions and parenthood theconversation.com/deaf-a-power...
"This controversy is another reminder that cultural sensitivity as well as linguistic accuracy in media is important"
fandomwire.com/why-was-prim...
fandomwire.com/why-was-prim...
Why Was ‘Primos’ Canceled? The Truth About the Controversy Involving Spanish Language Use
Primos is the story of how language missteps sparked a fiery cultural storm that ended the show itself- Find out what happened here.
fandomwire.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"This controversy is another reminder that cultural sensitivity as well as linguistic accuracy in media is important"
fandomwire.com/why-was-prim...
fandomwire.com/why-was-prim...
Britain cannot be a big global player unless we speak more languages www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Time for a reality check: Britain cannot be a big player on the world stage unless we speak more languages | Sophia Smith Galer
For all the talk of addressing the problem, things have got worse. Which is criminal when there is so much we could do, says journalist Sophia Smith Galer
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Britain cannot be a big global player unless we speak more languages www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Capturing language change through the genes phys.org/news/2025-09...
Capturing language change through the genes
Throughout human history, there have been many instances where two populations came into contact—especially in the past few thousand years because of large-scale migrations as a consequence of conques...
phys.org
September 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Capturing language change through the genes phys.org/news/2025-09...
'Islanders were bullied for speaking the Guernsey language' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Islanders were bullied for speaking the Guernsey language'
Two Guernsey-born documentary makers want to talk to Guernésiais speakers for their new film.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
'Islanders were bullied for speaking the Guernsey language' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Au revoir to French: Spanish becomes most popular language GCSE www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Au revoir to French: Spanish becomes most popular language GCSE
More than 136,000 studied español for this year’s exams, as holidays and La Liga football help increase its appeal
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Au revoir to French: Spanish becomes most popular language GCSE www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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And that's really one of the biggest issues I have with AI: it trivializes everything and turns it into “content” that is “good enough,” turning everything into a worthless mush; just stuff to fill our (work)days. AI killed everyone's capacity to care about anything but the bottom line...
AI Killed My Job: Translators www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-killed-...
AI Killed My Job: Translators
Few industries have been hit by AI as hard as translation. Rates are plummeting. Work is drying up. Translators are considering abandoning the field, or bankruptcy. These are their stories.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
And that's really one of the biggest issues I have with AI: it trivializes everything and turns it into “content” that is “good enough,” turning everything into a worthless mush; just stuff to fill our (work)days. AI killed everyone's capacity to care about anything but the bottom line...
Reposted by Katie L Ward Translator and Subtitler
How language is hiding the real internet from you
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
#language #diversity #web #langsky
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
#language #diversity #web #langsky
How language is hiding the real internet from you
Most of the internet is out of your reach, but the barrier isn't just algorithms. In another language, the same platforms turn into whole other worlds.
www.bbc.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
How language is hiding the real internet from you
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
#language #diversity #web #langsky
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
via @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social
#language #diversity #web #langsky
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language family’s origins news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language origins — Harvard Gazette
Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west, study finds.
news.harvard.edu
August 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ancient DNA solves mystery of Hungarian, Finnish language family’s origins news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders
Ilyass Alba also said ‘goeiedag’ on train in Dutch-speaking region but he breached country’s strict language rules
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Complaint upheld against Belgian ticket inspector who said ‘bonjour’ in Flanders www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Girlguiding badge to 'bring love' for Manx language
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Manx Gaelic Girlguiding badge to 'bring love for language'
The new badge encourages girl guides and scouts to connect with their cultural heritage.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Girlguiding badge to 'bring love' for Manx language
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Our own experience of life is made richer and more colourful by experiencing other languages" nation.cymru/feature/lang...
Language exchange drives cultural change
Aran Jones, Author, SaySomethingIn I spent two hours last week in the Galeri in Caernarfon drinking coffee and talking in Welsh (and then Spanish) with Patricia from Spain (although she lives in Mexic...
nation.cymru
July 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"Our own experience of life is made richer and more colourful by experiencing other languages" nation.cymru/feature/lang...