Apostrophes: everything you ever wanted to know, just about.
Yesterday, 16 August, was International Apostrophe Day, and the cue for lots of apostrophe articles and Twitter posts. The following quick guide to when and
Words to Good Effect
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Get me to a bookery!
The Joy of Books, by Type Books in Toronto, has got me itching to go book-shopping. And to jump on a plane to Toronto. By
Ba(nne)d words: the GOV.UK style guide
I love a good style guide. And I applaud anyone encouraging the use of clear English. But the GOV.UK style guide, produced by the United Kingdom’s
The name game (2): bilingual baby names
One of the problems bilingual families face when choosing their babies’ names is finding something that’s easy to pronounce in both parents’ countries and languages
The name game (1): Prince George Alexander Louis
Wee Prince George is one week old today. I dug out my baby-name bible, “Choose Your Baby’s Name” by Rosalind Fergusson, first published in 1987 but
A marketing lesson from George (no, not that one)
Two British institutions were in the media this week: the monarchy, with the birth of Prince George of Cambridge; and the Church of England, with
Hard times bring new words
The New York Times has published an interesting article on the new words and terms being used by Europe’s citizens as a result of the
Cracow Translation Days
If you’re enjoying the lovely summer weather we’re having here in (most of) the UK, then maybe a translation conference is the last thing on
St. Jerome: a good role model for translators?
Saints Alive, a new exhibition at the National Gallery in London, features “large-scale kinetic sculptures by Michael Landy that bring a contemporary twist to the lives of the
Didn’t make it to the ITI conference? Check out these snapshots
A very quick post – a few links to blogs and videos, essentially – for those of you who didn’t make it to the Institute