We’re excited to announce that Beyond Words has been nominated to be ranked amongst the Top 100 Language Blogs of 2009 by Lexiophiles.com in the Language Professionals category!
What do you think of when you hear the words “Family Production Responsibility System”? What? It doesn’t bring to mind carefully tended rows of corn, beans, and tomatoes? Acres of wheat, rice, and soybeans? Chickens running around a dusty side...
This week’s Paths to Success in Translation post is an interview with translator Aaron Maddox. Aaron translates from German and Spanish into English, and is also often engaged to proofread translations in any combination of those three languages. He also...
Obama’s two-day visit to Russia has generated a lot of press these past few days. His trip focused on rebuilding relations with Russia by discussing a new trade partnership, missile security, and global affairs. The latter two were more successful...
A couple of days ago B.J. Epstein posted this quotation by Samuel Johnson: Poetry, indeed, cannot be translated; and, therefore, it is the poets that preserve the languages; for we would not be at the trouble to learn a language...
If you tuned in yesterday to coverage of Stage 2 of the Tour de France you might have heard a commentator shout out that Mark Cavendish, the Manx Express, had blitzed across the finish line. If you’re like me, the...
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It’s hard to believe that 2009 is half through! Fortunately, it’s been a busy year at ALTA, and while we’ve been delivering on interesting language testing and translation projects, we always find time to dedicate to Beyond Words posts. Here...
With the 2009 Tour de France gearing up for its start on Saturday I can’t help but question—beyond lodging, food, and transportation for all of the teams, media, organizers, and fans—what the language logistics of the race must be like....
Ben Zimmer’s discovery last week of the first usage of the term Ms. in America sparked my interest. Zimmer found the term on November 10, 1901, in Springfield (Mass.) Sunday Republican under the heading Men, Women and Affairs. In the...
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