I accidentally stumbled upon a really interesting Instagram account featuring an animated Arab character named Abou Jamil. [caption id="attachment_967" align="aligncenter" width="184"] Abou Jamil[/caption] Abou Jamil is an Arab character who spreads Arab quotes and sayings through illustrations across the Arab countries and hopefully the world. [caption id="attachment_968" align="aligncenter"...
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I've been meaning to establish a "Thesaurus" series for so long and finally decided to get on with it. I love photos that serve as a specific "thesaurus" with specific themes. I will be posting such photos every now and then. I think they're great and...
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I came across this photo on Facebook the other day and it rang a bell with me. [caption id="attachment_908" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Here in Lebanon, we even mix 3 languages in a single sentence sometimes.[/caption] Being bilingual is nice and code-switching comes with the territory. This is the...
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March 21 marks World Poetry Day, first declared by UNESCO in 1999. As stated on Wikipedia, it is a day to promote reading, writing, publishing and teaching poetry. throughout the world. March 21 is also Arab poet Nizar Qabbani's birthday. This year, Google celebrates Qabbani's 93rd...
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To start this post, below is Wikipedia’s definition of code-switching: “In linguistics, code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. Multilinguals, speakers of more than one language, sometimes use elements of multiple languages...
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I came across this today on Facebook and thought of sharing it. I find it funny. [caption id="attachment_856" align="aligncenter" width="300"] When Arab people have some spare time. They become funny translators :P[/caption] On another, more serious note, human translation can never be replaced. Have a project and need...
I came across this today on Fa...
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It's March 4th, Grammar Day, and it's Friday, so we all need a good laugh to shake off the stress of the week! I love memes (who doesn't?!) and when it's snarky, it's even better! I googled and I gathered some of the grammar memes that really...
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I was born Lebanese. I didn’t choose it, but I wouldn’t change it even if I could. I am proud of being born with the privilege of being trilingual. That said, some things Lebanese people do or say irritate me. After all, I am a...
I was born Lebanese. I didn’...
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November has always been a month that is very dear to my heart. Sweet November (how I like to call it) is the month I was born in (November 9, to be exact). It also marks the month I decided to establish my own business,...
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Happy International Translation Day! On this beautiful occasion, I’d like to share with you my main thoughts regarding my perspective of Translation, which is not only what I chose as a career, but also one of my passions in life. Translation is an...
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July 14 is known worldwide as Bastille Day, and celebrated by the French as “La fête nationale”. It marks France’s independence day as well as the storming of the Bastille, which is a medieval fortress. I have been meaning to write this blog post for many...
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March 4 is the day to celebrate grammar in the US. It was established in 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, author of Things that Make Us and founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar. This date was chosen particularly because it is also an...
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Like in any culture, there are different sayings that can be used in different situations encountered in our daily lives. Probably all languages have equivalents of certain sayings that are used in similar situations in different cultures. This blog post sheds the light on some...
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Ah, the power of a correctly punctuated sentence! When I wrote a blog post about language and translator jokes, I was asked to make it into a series. There are so many language related jokes, and this post is dedicated to punctuation jokes that serve as...
Ah, the power of a correctly p...
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I love languages, I also love food. Combine the two and you'll get the punniest thing (Get it? Punniest, as opposed to funniest? Okay.). Puns are witty, funny, and smart. A good pun always gets me. I googled food puns and below is a list of the...
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