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The Million Word Followup

As I mentioned earlier, the Global Language Monitor previewed the introduction of the one millionth word to the English language. Great publicity followed. They have returned two months later to

June 11, 2009

New Language Toy (Wordnik)

I was sent over to Wordnik.com yesterday and all productive plans I had were immediately dashed and replaced with “let’s see what it says about this word…” Wordnik’s purpose is

June 9, 2009

Chairman’s Speech at St. Jude Wine and Chocolate with Tony Bennett and Kristin Davis

I would like to thank everyone for coming tonight to support this great cause. Many people have come from very distant places to be here, including Brazil. In fact, I

June 8, 2009

Synesthesia Revisited: What’s the Word I’m Looking For?

In a previous post of mine I mentioned the intriguing and perplexing condition of synesthesia, noting that it only affects a very tiny portion of the total population. Nonetheless, much

June 5, 2009

Contemporary Theories on Translation: Octavio Paz

Octavio Paz asserts that language is, above all, translation (translation and literature are synonyms). Translation is always a literary operation, since it is an artistic or scientific work as it

June 4, 2009

Book Club Meeting #1

(And there’s enough time before Christmas for me to throw this on the wish list…finding this under my tree would instantly move the responsible commenter to #1 on the “Best

June 1, 2009

When Speaking the Same Language Doesn’t Mean Being Able to Communicate

Today we’ll shift gears a bit and recommend a highly awarded film: “A Thousand Years of Good Prayers,” directed by Wayne Wang. It earned itself the distinction of Best Film

May 29, 2009

Unit of Translation

Units of translation depend on the text itself, i.e. to what point can I understand the meaning. Both the word and the sentence, the period and the paragraph must be

May 29, 2009

How to Enter the Translation Field

Becoming a translator is not the easiest thing by any means: not only do certain basic conditions need to be met (such as possessing strong mastery of two or more

May 26, 2009

A New Way to Give: Translations Support St. Jude

Trusted Translations has become actively involved in the fight against childhood cancer by supporting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Richard Estevez, Trusted Translations’ CEO, is the Executive Chair of St.

May 22, 2009

Translator Training Programs

One of the great difficulties I have encountered in my professional career as a translator was moving from someone who can understand a few languages very well to an actual

May 22, 2009

The Greek Legacy

Greece is the center of international attention every time we celebrate the Olympic Games, as they are the continuation of an ancient Hellenic tradition in honor of the gods of

May 22, 2009

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