Published On - June 23, 2009
Welsh to Headline Top American Arts Festival
The 10 day Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place in Washington DC from the 24th June. The 2009 festival focuses on Wales and Welsh heritage....
Published On - June 23, 2009
Welsh Language Opera Company Launched
A new Welsh language opera company was launched this week. Opera is performed throughout the world in various languages for example Italian, Spanish and English. Wales is known for being the ‘land of song’ but there are not many operas performed in the Welsh language....
Published On - June 19, 2009
Welsh Language Activist Denied US Visa
Arfon Gwilym, a Welsh folk singer, author and the director of Gwynn Music Publishers, has been denied a visa to visit the United States, according to Celtic News....
Published On - June 12, 2009
To Tweet or Not To Tweet-That Is the Question
Well, its official. “Twitter” has officially joined the English language as a verb, at least according to the Associated Press....
Published On - June 11, 2009
Google Analytics gets Spanish Blog
Web giant Google have just launched a Spanish version of their analytics blog. The blog covers a range of Google measurement tools including Google Analytics, Website Optimizer, Insights for Search, AdPlanner and others. Both Googlers and Google Analytics Authorized Consultants (GAAC’s) who speak ...
Published On - June 5, 2009
If It’s All Greek to Us, What’s It To Them?
Almost everyone is familiar with the saying “it’s all Greek to me”. We use it to mean that something is utterly incomprehensible, whether it is a foreign language film without subtitles, the incoherent speech of a lunatic, or calculus. According to World Wide Words, the phrase probably com...
Published On - June 1, 2009
English is About to Get Its Millionth Word
The English language is about to hit a new milestone next month, according to this article on UPI.com. Paul JJ Payack is predicting that the millionth new English word will be coined on June 10, 2009 @ 10:22 am Shakespeare’s time. How can Payack, the president of the Global Language Monitor, t...
Published On - May 27, 2009
Welsh Language Issue On Par With Saving Our Planet
The BBC have reported that more than half of the Welsh population feel that preserving the Welsh language is as important to them as saving our planet from global warming. In recent years the Welsh language has dramatically increased in popularity. Today 64% of the people in Wales think it is import...
Published On - May 27, 2009
Big Cuts for European Languages and Cultures Division
According to the BBC a demonstration has taken place at Edinburgh University's Old College building in protest at the potential cuts to language department’s budget.It is alleged that the £400,000 in funding is to be cut from the European Languages and Cultures Division....
Published On - May 21, 2009
Gmail Incorporates Automatic Translation
Google just unleashed a new feature to help users break through the language barrier. After you enable the feature, you’ll be able to translate any email you receive with a quick click of the mouse. The new Gmail translation feature can translate 41 different languages, including Thai, Estonia...