Published On - March 10, 2009
Clinton in Translation Faux Pas
Sergei Lavrov had a laugh at Hilary Clinton on Friday when she gave him a small token gift....
Published On - March 9, 2009
Flesh Gordon Translation
A screening of the 1974 R-rated film Flesh Gordon has upset David McNarry an Ulster Unionist Party member and other members of the Stormont Culture, Arts and Leisure Committee....
Published On - February 27, 2009
Translated Novels for the American Market
Americans are not known for being avid consumers of foreign literature. In fact, last year, only about 2 or 3% of new titles published in the US were translations of titles by non-English-speaking authors. However, as the New York Times reports, an independent publishing company called Europa Editio...
Published On - February 26, 2009
Ireland’s Worst Driver: Translation issues for Irish Police
According to the BBC police in Ireland had an embarrassing month after finally discovering the mystery behind Ireland’s worst driver....
Published On - January 16, 2009
Star Trek: The next generation of gadgets
According to National Geographic, every 14 days another language passes into oblivion. New languages are created at a much slower rate. Usually, new languages evolve naturally from older languages over time. On the other hand, sometimes new languages are simply created from fiction. These languages ...
Published On - December 8, 2008
Free Translation of Merry Christmas
Every year we get asked to supply the translation for 'Merry Christmas' (people like to put it in their xmas cards). To make 2008 a truly multilingual festive season we have included the most popular languages in this post....