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This is a continuation of Part 1 in this series on the complicated nature and origins of language, which briefly addressed the question that is Language?
Read moreHave you ever thought about the adjectives you use, and how you can use certain kinds of adjectives one way but not others?
Read moreIt is not uncommon to encounter the notion that historical or technological progress will render the translation of languages obsolete (link to entry on Larry SummersNY Times article).
Read moreOne of the things I enjoy doing on the Internet is keeping up my German by reading international news in that language. Articles on the website I visit for this purpose are...
Read moreThere is a saying in business that there are three things people want a job to be: 1) quick, 2) good, 3) cheap. However, you can only get two of the three.
Read moreIe been to Chernobyl two or three times. It like Mecca for nuclear engineering translators and interpreters. This should be a sacred place of pilgrimage for everyone who works in the field.
Read moreThe Fukushima tragedy has caused many nations to reconsider their commitment to nuclear energy. Germany has decided, at least preliminarily, to eliminate nuclear power from...
Read moreIt seems safe to say that most people who are not translators have some pretty vague ideas about the profession. At one end of a spectrum of cultural stereotypes is the notion of the...
Read moreHaving grown up in Germany, I am well aware of the nation's attempts at coming to grips with its Nazi past. These efforts include omitting the first and second stanzas of the national...
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