How to Speak/Write English the Canadian Way

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Mariana M

Canada is the second largest country in the world. So depending on which part of Canada you’re visiting, you may encounter different accents, slang, and vocabulary. Furthermore, there are 2 official languages, English and French, but for this post I would like to focus on Canadian English. Canadian English is an interesting blend of British […]

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Polari Anyone?

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Mirko M

The English language is peppered with a number of words of unclear origin, but which in fact belong to the lexical group known as Polari. Polari is an almost extinct form of slang, which probably developed in the circus milieu of 19th century London and was later adopted by the gay community of the English […]

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How Hollywood Is Working to Build Its Audiences Through Translation

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Scott J

Those of us involved in translation are fully aware that there are jobs that are easy and others that are difficult. This evaluation depends mostly on our field of expertise (for some of us, a welding manual is simple while for others it is their worst nightmare, requiring hours and hours of research). However, most […]

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How to Speak/Write English the Canadian Way

Polari Anyone?

How Hollywood Is Working to Build Its Audiences Through Translation