18 August 2016 The Perils of Poor Translation and of banning the burkini. by Richard Pooley The BBC website is my main source of news and I don’t usually have cause to criticize it. But last week the mistranslation in a BBC report of one French word had me fulminating against the actions of a… Continue reading Issue 67: 2016 08 18: The Perils Of Poor Translation (Richard Pooley)
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Issue 57: 2016 06 09: The Gift of Tongues (Chin Chin)
09 June 2016 The Gift of Tongues Foreign travel for the English. By Chin Chin The polls may be inconclusive, but there is one certainty. Once the referendum is over, we will all need a holiday; and this year, of all years, it should be a holiday abroad. Either Remain will have won, in which… Continue reading Issue 57: 2016 06 09: The Gift of Tongues (Chin Chin)
Issue 37: 2016 01 21: A Car Which Speaks For Itself (Chin Chin)
21 January 2016 A Car Which Speaks For Itself By Chin Chin The Right Honourable Lord Todd of Trumpington became a consummate linguist largely, it is said, so that he could read the work of other scientists in their own languages. But then of course he had little else to do, unless you include the… Continue reading Issue 37: 2016 01 21: A Car Which Speaks For Itself (Chin Chin)
Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Sorry!
10 September 2015 Sorry! By Chin Chin Every country has its meaningless expressions. In America it’s “have a nice day”, in Ireland “bejeysus”, in France “je vous en prie”. In Mexico they say “hey gringo” but that can’t be entirely meaningless as (if the films are to be believed) it is normally followed by a… Continue reading Issue 19: 2015 09 10: Sorry!
Issue 8: 2015 06 25: Anniversaries as Dates
25 June 2015 Anniversaries as Dates by Chin Chin As anniversary years go, 2015 is something of a vintage. We have just had Magna Carta and Waterloo, both duly celebrated by solemn ceremonies and supplements in the press. In September there is the 700th anniversary of Agincourt. No doubt that will be celebrated too –… Continue reading Issue 8: 2015 06 25: Anniversaries as Dates
