(Almost) Wordless Wednesday December 28, 2016
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday December 21, 2016
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday December 14, 2016
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TGIF: Best Christmas ad of the year December 9, 2016
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This ad out of Poland (shot in English) tells a moving story that touches on human truths and deep values, using subtle humor and pathos. If you don’t cry I’ll be surprised. I started bawling about halfway through.
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday November 30, 2016
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday November 23, 2016
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I’ve been translating a lot of handwritten doctor notes lately.
Two rights make a wrong October 29, 2016
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A linguistics professor was lecturing his class.
“In English,” he explained, “a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative.”
“However,” the professor continued, “there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up. “Yeah, right.”
Musings from an overworked translator 