Word of the day: Caravan
Caravan originally referred to a group travelling together. The first reference in English is by Willam Warner, a poet and contemporary of Shakespeare who writes about “merchants travelling by caravan,...
View ArticleTGIF Movie No. 244 – Amor a primera visa (Español)
Una vez más, ¡es viernes! Si como a mi, el clima parece invitarte a pasar la noche en casa, ¡échale un vistazo a este artículo!
View ArticleTGIF Movie No. 244 – Amor a primera visa
Once again, Friday has come! If like me weather conditions are motivating you to stay in for the night, have a look at this article for some movie night inspiration!
View ArticleMeet the Team – Sami Rowett
Hi everyone, I joined web translations as an eMarketing project manager in November 2013. I had previously been working in International eCommerce where I managed the online B2C business, specialising...
View ArticleHow Many Things You Love Can You Share in 10 Minutes?
Article brought to you by http://inboxtranslation.com -This is a post inspired by Olga Arakelyan’s post – you can read more about the idea on her blog. I really enjoyed reading about her and getting to...
View ArticleLet's Practice!
Beginners learning Spanish often have difficulties learning the proper way to pronounce the letters of the alphabet and especially the vowels. Before we get into pronouncing them, here's a bit of...
View ArticleThe mountain dew is closed
It is not just the disaster of Chinese-English translation that provides us with source material for the huge fund of hilariously inappropriate texts that we tag with Lost in Translation here on...
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Linguistic Gift Ideas 2013
Hello blog readers, this Friday we are entering the final few weeks before Christmas! Yes, Hanukkah is over and so are the modern inventions Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and I helpfully dozed all the...
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Language and words in the news – 6th December, 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 ArticleLanguage and words in the news – 6th December, 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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English should become America's official language - Washington Times
English should become America's official languageWashington Times“One of the defining characteristics of a nation is having a shared, common language,” Robert Vandervoort, the executive director of...
View ArticleInternational Food Week: Around the World in 80 Recipes
Presenting… Around the World in 80 Recipes Loosen your belt, prepare your palate and get ready for a culinary adventure! Our free, downloadable “Around the World in 80 Recipes” cookbook promises to...
View ArticleE*TRADE’s unfortunate global gateway
Normally I like to talk about companies that have been steadily improving their global gateways. Occasionally though I encounter a company that appears to be heading in reverse. E*TRADE is heading in...
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Popling
Popling describes itself as "a website + desktop app for people who want to learn, but lack motivation." Every few minutes as you work in other apps on your PC or Mac (you choose how often) Popling...
View ArticleAt what price, monolingualism?
Fortunately, a scant few of us will ever be in a life or death situation requiring foreign language knowledge. However, Canetti’s example is not the only example of how a multilingual person in the...
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Speaker Spotlight: Karl Wirth – Real time and relevant content
In another installment of Speaker Spotlight, we posed a couple of our frequently asked questions to speaker Karl Wirth, CEO and Co-Founder of Evergage. We’ve included his answers here. Be sure to …
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Welsh language education progressing well in early years, Estyn inspection...
WalesOnlineWelsh language education progressing well in early years, Estyn inspection findsWalesOnlineEducation watchdog Estyn said standards in pupils' language, literacy and communication skills are...
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Linguists to gather in Minneapolis for national conference - EurekAlert...
Linguists to gather in Minneapolis for national conferenceEurekAlert (press release)(Washington, DC) – Hundreds of linguistics scholars from across the U.S. and around the world will convene in...
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Spanish-language insurance site to launch this weekend - Washington Post
KVUE Spanish-language insurance site to launch this weekendWashington PostThe Spanish-language version of the federal government's online health insurance marketplace will go live Friday evening, Obama...
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