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More big medieval manuscript news!
We've had a recent post about the discovery of new Gothic manuscript material (here), a palimpsest, where earlier (Gothic) writing had been removed and new (Latin) writing done on the same surface,...
View ArticleMeasuring translation quality: A Q&A with TAUS founder Jaap van der Meer
Every translation vendor offers the highest-quality translations. Or so they say. But how do you know for sure that one translation is better than another translation? And, for that matter, how do you...
View ArticleIT'S CONCERNING.
For some time now I've noticed people using the construction "it's concerning," used where I would say "it concerns me." I don't know why that should sound wrong, since it's perfectly normal to say...
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Curtailed Freedom (in Characters)
There’s an interesting article on Pro Publica titled: How to Get Censored on China’s Twitter (“China’s Twitter,” being, of course, Weibo). What especially caught my eye was the mention of this use of...
View Article11/15/13 - altricial
Helpless at birth, initially requiring the care and feeding by parents. Humans constitute an altricial species. Atricial animals born in nests are NIDICOLOUS as opposed to nidifugous.
View ArticleSing, Dance and Get Lucky
Have you watched it yet? If not, do so now because a) am I to suffer from this ear worm all by myself?! b) it’s time to forget тверкинг and c) it’s now a viral sensation. Lots of great vocabulary today...
View ArticleLearn English With Photos 10: At The Seaside
All good things must come to an end, and this is the last in this series of Learn English With Photos. The good news is that I'm planning a second series of ten videos which should be available...
View ArticleLexiophiles TGIFilm Selection No. 241
Draw your popcorn-loaded guns and plunge in a barrel of soda for this Friday you will have a closer look into Italian mafia, brought to New York in a very unusual and hilarious way. May I present you...
View ArticleWord of the day: Iceland
This is a big day for Icelandic football. Tonight they host Croatia in the home leg of the play-off for a place in the finals of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. If they win, they will be the smallest...
View ArticleCrossword - Movember
This week's crossword is based on vocabulary connected with Movember, the November-long charity moustache event to raise awareness of male cancers. Click here to download a PDF version with solution,...
View ArticleWhy translators love Twitter
Freelance translation is often a solitary vocation; due to its requirement for intense periods of concentration, it lends itself best to an isolated work environment. Not for most translators those...
View ArticleNovember Travel Roundup: Why Abu Dhabi is the Place to be NOW, Celestial...
Top Travel Links – November 2013 November, according to Thomas Hood’s poem, is a miserable time of year – but there’s still plenty to satisfy anyone’s wanderlust in this month of “no sun, no moon, no...
View ArticleNovember Linkfest
Great news for researchers and thesaurus-lovers: the Historical Thesaurus of English is now fully online, with many new features. It’s based on the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and...
View ArticleWhat Golf Can Teach You About Getting Used to Languages
“The real reason why human beings play sports is to find out how to use our brains.” TOMABECHI Hideto This past summer, I tried a bunch of stuff. Including golf. All those “Cousin Tiger” jokes I used...
View ArticleLanguage and words in the news – 15th November, 2013
This post contains a selection of links related to language and words in the news. These can be items from the latest news, blog posts or interesting websites related to global English, language...
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Language and words in the news – 15th November, 2013
This post contains a selection of links related to language and words in the news. These can be items from the latest news, blog posts or interesting websites related to global English, language...
View ArticleThe Great Language Game
Lars Yencken, a machine learning researcher and language aficionado, recently created a game to test...
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iPads help children with autism develop language
Some parents in a recent study were able to converse with their children for the first time with the help of language development programs on an iPad. Turns out children with autism can learn speech...
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ATA54 wrapup
Well, it’s Friday already, and it’s taken me the whole week to recover from last week’s ATA conference in San Antonio! Here are some thoughts on this year’s conference, and feel free to add your own in...
View ArticleThe top 103 Gilbane conference speakers
Once again we are thrilled to have attracted such an impressive collection of experts to be Gilbane Conference speakers. We’ll continue to publish some speaker spotlights, but obviously will not …
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