I went along to a talk on becoming a Chartered Linguist this week, which was run by the London Regional Group of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI). It was good timing for me and I thought it would be a great way to speak to those involved in developing the application process to get answers to a couple of questions I had about it all.
I hadn’t been to an event organised by the London Regional Group for well over a year. The venue was a cosy bar in Chinatown and the room upstairs was literally bursting at the seams. There were lots of familiar faces from various stages of my working life over the past 5 years. It was great to see quite a few of the more newly-established translators too, in addition to the more experienced crowd. I was all set for a long-overdue evening of talking shop. Or so I thought. When I got home, I realised I’d spent the entire evening with my flies undone… nice!
Oh, the talk was very interesting, and I’ll post some of my notes soon 🙂
I know!! It made me laugh, and I still chuckle at the thought of it!! It’s just one of those things really, isn’t it?!
My take on no-one saying anything was that no one noticed… convenient for all concerned, least of all me! 🙂
I know!! It made me laugh, and I still chuckle at the thought of it!! It’s just one of those things really, isn’t it?!
My take on no-one saying anything was that no one noticed… convenient for all concerned, least of all me! 🙂
Oh no! How mortifying.
I can’t believe nobody else at the event had the presence of mind to just TELL you that your flies were undone.
Perhaps us translators could instigate some kind of common face-saving policy? Spinach in the teeth, mascara smudges, toilet paper stuck to the shoe… Let’s put an end to the madness! 🙂
Oh no! How mortifying.
I can’t believe nobody else at the event had the presence of mind to just TELL you that your flies were undone.
Perhaps us translators could instigate some kind of common face-saving policy? Spinach in the teeth, mascara smudges, toilet paper stuck to the shoe… Let’s put an end to the madness! 🙂