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Privacy Policy UpdateWe have updated our Privacy Policy to include information about Google's search box and Google's use of cookies to serve advertising. Click on the link below to read the update. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Privacy Policy Update" The Worst Ice Cream FlavourA few years ago I was in Spain and visiting one of their marvellous ice-cream shops. They'd tried translating the flavours into English, but obviously Permalink -- click for full blog post "The Worst Ice Cream Flavour" Brian Harris on Native Translation and Translation TrainingBrian Harris from the blog Unprofessional Translation examines the impact of formal translation studies and differences between trained and untrained translators. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Brian Harris on Native Translation and Translation Training" Linguist Lynne Murphy on American versus British EnglishHow important are the differences between British and American English? If your translation to English is for a UK audience, do you need a British translator? Linguist Lynne Murphy shares her thoughts. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Linguist Lynne Murphy on American versus British English" Health freakI used to teach translation in Ukraine, and once my students had a task to translate a number of English idioms/set phrases into Ukrainian... The funniest Permalink -- click for full blog post "Health freak" Naughty Underground ParkingI used an underground parking quite often, and in the entrance, where you pick your ticket, you could read the following message (meant for people in wheelchairs) Permalink -- click for full blog post "Naughty Underground Parking" Any Child Who Is Switched On...Last month my son brought some school information about Kindergarten Registration. The Spanish translation was wrong. For example: Todos los se deben Permalink -- click for full blog post "Any Child Who Is Switched On..." Watch Your Effluvium!Over a week in China, a lifetime of learning unveiling at every corner, every story, every dinner table, every mysterious glance. Now time for the highest Permalink -- click for full blog post "Watch Your Effluvium!" Bad Translations on SignsI saw these ads during my trips and besides terrible translations, cultural aspects are also considered here. In a Brazilian shop: Please keep out of children Permalink -- click for full blog post "Bad Translations on Signs" An Obstinate General of the ArmyOne of the most classic translation errors in Brazilian Portuguese can be found in The Political Theory of Possessive Individualism: From Hobbes to Locke, Permalink -- click for full blog post "An Obstinate General of the Army" Italian Homemade BreadEveryone loves homemade and fresh bread and everyone seems to love using Italian or French names for bread, it probably gives added value... So, long Permalink -- click for full blog post "Italian Homemade Bread" Giggles in the ToiletI would have never imagined two summers ago when I couldn't help taking a photograph of the sign posted on the door of the toilet of an exquisite restaurant Permalink -- click for full blog post "Giggles in the Toilet" Mysterious AdvertisementI was at a small German airport when I read the following ad, intended to encourage travellers to buy a piece of luggage in the airport store: (German): Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mysterious Advertisement" ˇYo tengo el poder!I recently saw a sign detailing instructions in case the power went off and it said Si se corta el poder.... At first I didn't understand what that meant, Permalink -- click for full blog post "ˇYo tengo el poder!" |