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by Rosine Sauvage, 2008
It’s hard to believe that 2009 is half through! Fortunately, it’s been a busy year at ALTA, and while we’ve been delivering on interesting language testing and translation projects, we always…
With the 2009 Tour de France gearing up for its start on Saturday I cant help but questionbeyond lodging, food, and transportation for all of the teams, media, organizers, and fanswhat the…
Ben Zimmer’s discovery last week of the first usage of the term Ms. in America sparked my interest. Zimmer found the term in the November 10, 1901 Springfield (Mass.) Sunday Republican…
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Michael Jackson’s talent transcended language and culture differences. As a testament to this, the above graffiti portrait can be found in Berlin, Germany. Similar tributes can be seen…
Since last year, all of us at Beyond Words have worked hard to provide a fun and useful resource for language lovers and professionals.
In between the fun language articles, we occasionally…
Most people would agree that some languages have just the bon mot for a particular sentiment.
The English language has adopted many of these perfect expressions and incorporated them into…
From Translate for Iran:
The Translation and Interpretation Initiative for Iranian Protesters (TIIIP) is an ad hoc initiative to produce free, publication-ready translations and…
With the word Web 2.0 making its debut as the millionth word in the English language this past month, according to the Global Language Monitor, we have been introduced to a new…
Most people are all too familiar with the tip-of-the-tongue sensation of trying to express what seems almost inexpressible. Perhaps you’ve felt the frustration of having the perfect word just…
