Alas
I’m halfway through the novel now. As the story unwinds, I get more [...]
Ignominy
This week’s linguistic cock-up comes to you from Dutch television broadcaster, RTL4, with [...]
March
So, we’re back on ‘summer time’ here. For me, that means two weeks [...]
Upside, downside
Big news this week! The initial two chapters of the novel have been [...]
Variety is the Spice of Life
This week, an even greater variety of texts than usual. A PhD thesis [...]
Pico Bello
My Italian was slipping away. A whole year without being able to spend [...]
Leg
You can shake a leg, get moving, break a leg, have a successful [...]
Peeved
Peeved Indignant and malignant Offended and apprehended Aggrieved Embarrassed Apprehensive and defensive Vexed [...]
Nit-picking
I read a post last week in which someone (purportedly a native speaker [...]
CAT!
Most translators these days work with software known as a CAT tool (Computer-Assisted [...]