The past few years have seen an increase in discussion about gender identity, i.e. a person’s perception of the gender to which they belong, whether biological or psychological. The concept of non-binary gender identity, or being genderqueer, is one of the concepts introduced in this discussion; it allows for the existence of a large range…
Continuing our exploration on the “major” and “minor” languages around us, today we look at a language with a very long and glorious history, which Greeks often invoke when they want to say that they speak a language fluently. Now, let’s take a look at 7 things that we all need to know about the…
Both translation companies and individual translators have often had to deal with potential clients pushing for a quick delivery, using various arguments, ranging from “how long can it take, it’s only three pages”, to “I would do it myself in a couple of hours, but I’m swamped with other stuff…” So how long does a…
Very often, interpreters, who because of the nature of their profession have – or should have – a broad general knowledge of such things as peoples, languages and cultures, become the recipients of comments and questions about their working languages and others. That’s why we decided to use our blog to shed some light on…
This idiom is used to say that because one good thing has happened, it is not, therefore, certain that a situation is going to improve. The initial saying, taken from one of Aesop’s fables, is “One swallow does not make a spring” (μία χελιδὼν ἔαρ οὐ ποιεῖ), with the swallow sometimes replaced by a cuckoo.…