Fee wizardry: a free online conversion tool
No, Dorothy, we’re in Kirkudbrightshire. And they use £ here (for now, anyway), not $ I spent a lot of time the other day (way
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How good is your grammar?
Primary-school pupils in England have been sitting a new grammar, spelling and punctuation test (check out the specimen questions) as part of their final year
Government communication. But not through Twitter
I recently had to translate the following seminar title from Italian to English: La reputazione della Pubblica Amministrazione: in questo paese, può l’impiegato pubblico essere
Language learning. What’s it good for?
Language learning is good for quite a lot, by the looks of it. What’s your favourite benefit? Are there any more you would add? With
Are your fees high enough? Some food for thought
I’ll soon be moving into a new office. The current occupants offered to sell me their nearly-new IKEA office furniture (the Galant range, which is
Top 100 Language Blogs 2013: voting now open!
Voting is now open for the Top 100 Language Blogs 2013 competition organised by LexioPhiles and bab.la, for which we’ve been nominated in the “Language Professionals”
Training and CPD: how to cut the costs
Training and continuing professional development (CPD) are important not just in keeping your skills up to date but also in increasing your job satisfaction. Training
Top 100 Language Lovers 2013: we’ve been nominated!
We’ve been nominated as one of the Top 100 Language Lovers 2013 in the annual competition organised by LexioPhiles and bab.la. As you can imagine, we’re
English local elections 2013: a linguistic conundrum
Yesterday’s local elections in England saw the UK Independence Party (UKIP) win a remarkable 25% of the vote. Immigration is a key concern of many
Making sense of legalese. Not.
If you’ve ever felt bewildered by legalese and found it far removed from Plain English, take heart: you’re in good company. Court of Appeal judge Sir