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Business is blooming at Web-Translations
We love Queen Square so much that when we needed to move office, we simply moved to the other side of the square! Together with our neighbours, Rebuilding Society, we sponsored the addition of new rose...
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Language tip of the week: arrive
In this weekly post, we bring more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary to English language learners. These tips are usually based on areas of English which learners find difficult, e.g....
View ArticleLanguage tip of the week: arrive
In this weekly post, we bring more useful content from the Macmillan Dictionary to English language learners. These tips are usually based on areas of English which learners find difficult, e.g....
View ArticleGerman Vocabulary 101: Weather Condition Terms & Common Climate Phrases
In Germany there are a variety of different climates and temperatures through the year: a moderate central European climate with warm to hot (and sometimes quite rainy) summers, crisp autumns and...
View ArticleCall me Ishmael
From Roy Peter Clark: I've been writing a bit lately about famous literary texts and what makes them work. The beginning of "Lolita," say, or the ending of "The Great Gatsby." So I've been thinking...
View ArticleO que é Narrow Reading?
Narrow Reading é uma técnica de leitura usada por professores de inglês – e outros idiomas – para ajudar estudantes a desenvolver o vocabulário em um tema específico. A ideia por trás do narrow reading...
View ArticleLanguage and words in the news – 21st June, 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 – 21st June, 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 ArticleSORE EYES.
It is with a heavy heart that I pass on this link, in which Anne Curzan reports that many of her students think "a sight for sore eyes" is a negative expression:I have polled several classes since. In...
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Introducing the language lobby - Cowan launches new consulting firm - Trevor...
Introducing the language lobby - Cowan launches new consulting firm - Trevor ...PoliticoWith Andrea Drusch. INTRODUCING THE LANGUAGE LOBBY: Two language industry groups have launched a new advocacy...
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How Do You Say Shaolin in Sign Language? - The Slatest
The SlatestHow Do You Say Shaolin in Sign Language?The SlatestThe Atlanta rapper has his share of white, female fans, but he quickly realized this woman was different: Holly Maniatty wasn't, in fact, a...
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Spoons with English slogan investigated by language police - CTV News
CTV NewsSpoons with English slogan investigated by language policeCTV NewsMONTREAL - The latest target of the language police: plastic spoons from California. The Office Quebecoise de la Langue...
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Paula Deen apologizes for 'hurtful language' - WGNtv.com
New York PostPaula Deen apologizes for 'hurtful language'WGNtv.com(CNN) The Food Network will not renew celebrity chef Paula Deen's contract when it expires at the end of the month, a Food Network...
View ArticleTranslators Anonymous
Thanks to Daina for sending me the link to the funny Translators Anonymous blog.
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Prairie dogs' language decoded by scientists - CBC.ca
CBC.caPrairie dogs' language decoded by scientistsCBC.caSlobodchikoff, a professor emeritus at North Arizona University, told Erica Johnson, guest host of The Current, that he started studying prairie...
View ArticleLinkedIn now uses a globe as language icon
And here it is: I think it works. I realize some UI experts won’t agree with me on this. I’ve been told many times over the years that the globe icon is insufficient for indicating language. That the...
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"It's so much easier to order something than to spend all that time...
You don't cook very much. Instead, you like to order takeout from restaurants. Now you're talking with a friend about why you do that. It's so much easier to order something than to spend all that...
View ArticleWords in the News: Groom
After teacher Jeremy Forrest was jailed for abducting a teenage student, another youngster tells the Daily Mail she was groomed by her teacher at the age of 13. Full story >> VOCABULARY If an...
View Article6/22/13 - cosmogony
1. The scientific study of the origin of the universe. 2. A specific theory (explanation) of the origin and evolution of the universe.
View ArticleReuters Video: Window shopping goes literal
Retailers are blending brick and mortar with online in new ways in a bid to get customers to have a richer experience — and buy more products. Bobbi Rebell reports. TRANSCRIPT REPORTER: Ready set go —...
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