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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): Left or Right, East or West?

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Friday, July 30, 2010. Left or Right, East or West? Prof Lera Boroditsky on how language shapes thinking. Or is it the other way round? Read the comments, they are as good as the article, if not better. Russian speakers, who have more words for light and dark blues, are better able to visually discriminate shades of blue. Some indigenous tribes say north, south, east and west, rather than left and right, and as a consequence have great spatial orientation.

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): Cultural Translation - Not an Easy Bid

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Friday, July 30, 2010. Cultural Translation - Not an Easy Bid. In Australia's professional LSP sector, the standard (and of course lazily comfortable) response to the question "Can translators be cultural advisers? I have been following this guy. For a while now, and I am full of admiration for what he does. And today I came across another bunch of "lingovists" (language activists) from India - Video Volunteers. Are we creating our own 'voiceless' communit...

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): Controlling Liberties – The Failure of Democracy’s Promise After 09/11

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Controlling Liberties – The Failure of Democracy’s Promise After 09/11. 8220;Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin” [1]. This prompted words of caution and restrain from the then United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, expressing. And that the legislation would need to carefully balance the response to threat with the potential impact this legislation will have on civil liberties, and importantly, “the gains...

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): Predicting the Nakba in an Israeli Novel

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Sunday, April 04, 2010. Predicting the Nakba in an Israeli Novel. A book I would love to translate (are you listening, Alon? Into Arabic. A book that MUST be translated into Arabic, and translated well. Arab Israelis – among them Radio Cairo correspondent Khamis Abulafia and politician Ahmed Tibi – have called the book "riveting" and claim to find an echo of the Palestinian narrative embedded within. An expert from the novel can be read here. Google Transl...

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): April 2011

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Thursday, April 07, 2011. WEBINAR: What makes a successful freelancer? Date: 28 April, Tuesday Time: 7:30 PM in QLD, ACT, NSW, TAS, VIC (GMT 10) Place: at your computer Price: $ 35 (AUSIT members), $ 50 (general). During the webinar you will be able to ask questions, you will receive a printout after the session, and you can access a recording of the webinar for another 60 days. Register early to avoid disappointment: attendance is limited! Sam Berner has ...

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): Ecce Homo

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). A Short Biography of a Rich Life. Next comes writing - I blog extensively, both in English and in Arabic. I write for industry publications, and peer-reviewed journals. And for the past two years, I have been working on compiling a book on utilizing information technology for translators - my pet theme, since my post-graduate degree is in knowledge management. Most of my writing will be incorporated into this website. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): Palinese?

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Friday, July 30, 2010. First we had Dubya. Now we have Wasilla. Now, some of you may think Sarah introduced “refudiate” to our common language last Sunday, when she tweeted Manhattan’s Muslims, begging them to “Pls refudiate” plans to build a mosque two blocks north of the Ground Zero. You would be wrong. Peter Gelzinis from Boston Herald. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Better Than a Thousand Words. View my complete profile. More on the GIGO Syndrome.

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): Being Fast

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Sunday, April 04, 2010. Ken of the 1-800 Translate. Company is blogging about Speed. not the kind that makes you unwell, but the kind that makes you productive. Got to do it right, but you’ ve. Got to do it fast too. How fast? For all your English to Arabic and vice versa. Translations that will help you expand your business into the Middle East visit Arabic Language Experts at http:/ www.arabic.com.au/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Life in Translat...

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things): April 2014

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Musings of the Mad Wordsmith (and other things). Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Controlling Liberties – The Failure of Democracy’s Promise After 09/11. 8220;Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin” [1]. This prompted words of caution and restrain from the then United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, expressing. And that the legislation would need to carefully balance the response to threat with the potential impact this legislation will have on civil liberties, and importantly, “the gains...