6 funny things I learnt at the TAUS-TaaS workshop at Localization World 2014

Tweets and cherries from the TAUS-TaaS workshop at Localization World 2014.

I promise I will stop speaking about this amazing conference saying how much happy I was for having been invited as a speaker etc etc. But.. before doing that I just want to share with you what I learnt from the TAUS-TaaS Workshop at Localization World Dublin:

1. If you try to search on Google “What does a terminologist do”, THIS is what you get:

#TAUSDublin what does a #terminologist do? Try to search on Google images for weird results...@AndrejsVas #TAUSTaaS pic.twitter.com/S71xdEFcY1
— Maria Pia Montoro (@WordLo) 4 Giugno 2014

2. This is the modern translator:

#TAUSDublin The modern #translator 😆 @IndraSamite #TAUSTaaS pic.twitter.com/Cu2tEInpHD
— Maria Pia Montoro (@WordLo) 4 Giugno 2014

3. Terminology can be yummy:

#terminology: the cherry on top of #translation Love this!🍒@TildeCom #TAUSDublin #TAUSTaaS pic.twitter.com/1RR0cIkkIK
— Maria Pia Montoro (@WordLo) 4 Giugno 2014

4. That a single terminology entry costs 150 $!!

#TAUSDublin a single terminological entry costs 150$!!!! @ilbarbaro #TAUSTaaS pic.twitter.com/jPcLZSSmtC
— Maria Pia Montoro (@WordLo) 4 Giugno 2014

5. …and guessing what is the value of IATE

“@WordLo: What's the value of IATE!??😄 @RodolfoMaslias” ....its biggest value is that.... we give it for free 😄
— Rodolfo Maslias (@RodolfoMaslias) 4 Giugno 2014

6. That inconsistent terminology can provoke disasters:

#TAUSDublin inconsistent #terminology can cause distasters...😳✈️ @ilbarbaro pic.twitter.com/7M7G5fKEp6
— Maria Pia Montoro (@WordLo) 6 Giugno 2014