Ah, how I miss my college days! However, I don’t miss all the stress and panic attacks: every time I had an essay to write, I had to address the 5 C’s of hell: Will my essay be correct, concise, cohesive, coherent, and catchy? Luckily, students today...
Ah, how I miss my college days...
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National Punctuation Day is celebrated each year on September 24 in the United States. Founded by Jeff Rubin in 2004, National Punctuation Day aims at promoting the correct usage of punctuation, where appreciators of correct punctuation and spelling are encouraged to share pictures of errors spotted in everyday life. I...
National Punctuation Day is ce...
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Oxford English Dictionary just added 1000 new words, and they are as random and cheeseball as they can get! From MOOBS (man boobs) to YOLO (You Only Live Once), Oxford added whatever you can think of. In case you don't wanna fuhgeddabboudit, check out the entire list...
Oxford English Dictionary just...
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That moment when your love for correct grammar, blogging and proper CV drafting are all combined in one photo LOL!...
That moment when your love for...
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I would add "Atchoum" in French. Interestingly, the equivalent of "a sneeze" in Arabic is عطسة which reads as "At'ssa" and sounds like the act itself! How do you sneeze in your language? Let us know in the comments section below! ...
I would add "Atchoum" in Frenc...
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the AIIC (International Association of Conference Interpreters, aka "Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence" in French) released an amazingly accurate animated video explaining the importance of hiring professional conference interpreters and the positive effect it has on corporate performance. The AIIC uploaded the video to their...
the AIIC (International Associ...
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I came across this song called "Translation" which is obviously bilingual (English and Spanish). The lyrics are NSFW so I suggest you put your earphones on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz4M1td0SKU ...
I came across this song called...
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The BIAF red carpet which has been trending for the past day (for all the wrong reasons, obviously) seems to have really broken the Guinness World Record for longest red carpet. My concern is the genius social media employee behind Mag Lebanon's epic typo, spelling "Genius"...
The BIAF red carpet which has ...
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I've been in this business for over a decade now, and believe me when I tell you, I haven't seen it all, but I have come to expect anything by now! So a few days ago, one of my clients and good friends sent me an...
I've been in this business for...
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While many argue that interpretation is more difficult than translation, I find that the two professions shouldn't be compared. Each has its own set of skills and requires a fair amount of know-how. Also, while others argue than only people who studied interpretation get to be...
While many argue that interpre...
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I am fascinated by sign language. How amazing it is to express entire ideas without uttering or writing a single word? What's even more interesting is sign language interpretation. Whenever my kids watch cartoons on TV and I find a sign language interpreter at the bottom...
I am fascinated by sign langua...
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Are you an American English speaker or a British English speaker? In case you had no idea, well this is a list of a few terms that differ between British and American English. [caption id="attachment_1095" align="aligncenter" width="211"] A few terms to differentiate between British and American English.[/caption] Check...
Are you an American English sp...
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Here is a sweet, sweet post for you! (pun intended) How many names of sugar do you know? You'll be surprised to know there are 56 types! I knew quite a lot of them, but of course not all as not all of them are common. The healthier...
Here is a sweet, sweet post fo...
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I was in the car yesterday when I spotted this huge banner for a shop selling Converse shoes (the fake ones labeled copy AAA of course). I mean, the person who made this, didn't they see that the word is spelled "Converse" on the shoes? I'll...
I was in the car yesterday whe...
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The cool graphic below shows how the act of yawning is said in 6 different languages: English, French, Thai, Korean, German and Japanese. Surprisingly, after English and French, the Korean and the Japanese are the ones that made sense to me the most! OOUAH in French is...
The cool graphic below shows h...
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