Closer wor(l)ds – a blog for linguists
16 October 2019
If you are a foodie translator (or either of the two), then you have come to the right place to celebrate World Food Day with us! […]
31 May 2016
One thing I strongly believe in is that we live to learn something new every day and the best way to do so is by listening […]
04 May 2016
The art of translation is never more under a microscope than when attempting to convey the contents of a survey in a target language. Notwithstanding the […]
13 April 2016
In every civilisation in history, animals have played a significant role. Stories of talking animals, moral lessons using animals as the main characters and a huge […]
10 June 2015
Legalese, or legal-speak, is a language commonly understood by members of the fraternity; but what happens when cross-cultural elements get in the mix and make things […]
15 May 2015
When it comes to the translation industry (I know some of you are not fond of the term industry, but since the dictionary definition also includes […]
09 April 2015
I can’t believe the TLC is over. 🙁 Even harder to believe is that it’s been more than 6 months since I was invited to submit […]
26 November 2014
As some of you are aware (or at least I hope you are), there’s this plague affecting the translation profession: it’s called scammers. And by that […]
19 November 2014
All hotels that want to be really competitive in today’s troublesome economy are well aware of the fact that they need to translate important documents, such […]