What was the most wrong thing you've ever been taught in a language class ( Read more... )

I saw this in somebody's signature line on a forum, and was intrigued, particularly since as my boyfriend points out, "that's the kind of thing that could easily get misquoted or misunderstood". Which, well, is pretty much true of Latin phrases in general it would seem. But at any rate, the quote is this:

COGITO ERGO VICCOIt's ostensibly ( Read more... )

A translation company is looking to recruit Glaswegian interpreters to help business clients who are baffled by the local dialect ( Read more... )

Two howdoyousays here:

1. How do you say 'cold snap' in your various languages and Englishes, if the concept translates? A cold snap being a briefish period of time where it is considerably colder than the surrounding time.
2. 'I did it for the lulz'

I've got Russian: Я сделал ето для лулзов
... and Finnish: Mä tein sen lulzien vuoksiI guess I'm more ( Read more... )