Localization Fusion Society
I have received an invitation to the next gathering of the Bay Area Chapter of the Localization Fusion Society. Hopefully, I’ll be in the...
Happy Birthday Helvetica!
Yep, for those who don’t get out enough (we call them Anoraks here), the BBC news that the Helvetica typeface is 50 comes as...
Text Messaging Technology is Ruining the English Language Say the er, Irish.
There is uproar in the Irish Times newspaper (a journal easily uproared) over the declining standards of English in Ireland. Apparently, the Chief Examiner...
Outsourcing: India Encounters Higher Costs and Turnover in China
An adjunct to my review of Steve Mezak‘s Software Without Borders which is published in issue #87 of Multilingual Computing and Technology:
High China staff...
Chinglish
"As Beijing prepares to host next year’s Olympics, officials want to rid street signs and restaurant menus of the unique Chinese-English hybrid language nicknamed...
The DCU President's Welcome. It Makes Me MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD…
Dublin City University’s President’s Welcome Page Web Globalization Report Card: “Must Try Harder.” And hey, where’s that Polish flag?!
I attended DCU (Dublin City University)...
Language Martyrs
Today (February 21, 2006) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, thousands paid homage to the students who were killed for their mother tongue. On this day in...
How long does it take to grow a linguist?
Maybe enough fertilizer can speed up the process.
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National Security Language Initiative
Briefing by Dina Powell, Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs...
You’re not from around here, are you?
We all know that our speech patterns and vocabulary and accent say volumes about us. Regional variations can be dramatic. I’m watching a video...