November 15, 2018
When the subject of conversation turns to translation or interpreting, many people seem to have settled opinions, even if they speak only one language. Only the […]
November 23, 2018
Just as many translators do, whenever I recall my many conversations with translation clients, I think of all the teaching moments I have experienced. As any […]
November 29, 2018
This week’s Blog is dedicated to dictionary junkies everywhere. You know you are a dictionary junkie if, when you go to used bookstores, you find the […]
December 7, 2018
When Analytic Linguists work in a wire room, authorized to listen to intercepted oral communications (i.e., wire tapped phone calls), they don’t “merely” listen to the […]
December 14, 2018
In order to tell a good story, a writer has to weave a suspenseful plot. This requires many aspects of the plot, characters and setting and […]
December 22, 2018
The long-standing philosophical questions regarding whether there can be any thought without language have been not solved by neuroscience. Instead, they have been made more interesting […]
December 29, 2018
Great chefs became great by first eating great food. Of course, there is more involved in becoming a chef than just eating. Great chefs also must […]
January 6, 2019
Bilingual people who are interested in monetizing their skills by professionalizing them need to consider how they intend to achieve this career goal. The answer to […]
April 13, 2019
It is no hyperbole to observe that Gregory Rabassa was a prolific translator. However, being a quantitative statement, it does not do justice either to Mr. […]