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Lost in Translation: 2 Cuban Pitchers

by Richard Brooks March 20, 2009 Sport

In the World Baseball Classic, an error in translation caused the Cuban baseball team to lose two of its top relief pitchers for their game against Mexico on Monday, March 16th.

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Chicago Overcome Olympic Translation Problem

by Richard Brooks March 17, 2009 Localization

Chicago is bidding to host the 2016 Olympics but they have had to change their official slogan from ‘Stir The Soul’ to ‘Let Friendship Shine’ over problems with mistranslation in some countries.

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Foreign Footballers Face Language Test

by Richard Brooks January 29, 2009 Sport

January can be a stressful month for any British football manager, as the transfer window opens clubs have 31 days in which to sell and buy players. New immigration laws which came in to affect in autumn 2008 will make things even harder.

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