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
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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
Singing in Occitan. Beautifully.
A week or two ago I heard a recording on Radio Scotland of Dawn Upshaw singing Baïlèro, one of the Songs from the Auvergne: a collection
EU resources for translators, interpreters, writers, researchers…
A really useful message has just popped into my inbox from the Terminology Coordination Unit (TermCoord) at the European Parliament. Very timely, as I’ve just been
And on the subject of “horses for courses” (meat or otherwise)…
…the phrase means: A person suited for one job may not be suited for another job. The practice of choosing the best person for a
“Dreich”: Scots, the Scots… or Scottish weather?
The Scottish Government has just published the results of a poll to identify the nation’s favourite Scots word. The winner was “dreich”, which means “wet”,
The UK and Europe: in or out? Take our poll on EU membership
Time for a poll, I think, what with David Cameron throwing the gatto among the piccioni with his planned referendum on membership of the European
GIGO… The brand
Oh Lord, I’ve just discovered a brand that’s a perfect marriage of product names and GIGO. (A pure coincidence, I swear). I bring you GIGO underwear,
From GIGO to QIQO: the quest for quality
GIGO stands for “Garbage In, Garbage Out”. According to Wikipedia, the term was coined by George Fuechsel, an IBM technician/instructor in New York (but see also