Scam alert: Wayne Needs You August 27, 2019
Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in ATA, Scam alert.1 comment so far
SCAM ALERT!!!!!
I just received the following email from the ATA domain (atanet.org). I immediately reached out to Mary David at Headquarters, and she let me know that it is NOT from ATA.
DO NOT DONATE!
Clues that it is a scam:
* ATA has not and will never send out fundraiser requests.
* Most GoFundMe requests take you to the GoFundMe page and not directly to Paypal.
* If you search the GoFundMe site the page does not exist.
TGIF: Mind Your Language – The First Lesson July 5, 2019
Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Fun stuff, TGIF.1 comment so far
Mind Your Language is a British comedy television series that premiered on ITV in late 1977. The series focuses on the adult students of the English as a Foreign Language class in a London school, focusing on the English as a Foreign Language class taught by Mr. Jeremy Brown, who had to deal with a motley crew of foreigners. The class consists of foreigners with varying degrees of English proficiency. The humor of the show is derived from the students misunderstanding English words or terms and plays up to the cultural stereotype of their individual nation of origin. The subtitles should be helpful. I hope no one is offended. Check out the episodes on Youtube.
Musings from an overworked translator 