To tip or not to tip?
A social dilemma you’re bound to fall into at some point is whether or not to tip – and how much!…
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Where it’s at – how to say @ in different languages
The other day a colleague was telling someone his email address in French. He was halfway through and ran across…
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It’s Raining Cats and Dogs (and Wheelbarrows and Old Ladies)
‘It’s raining cats and dogs!’ is a common British phrase meaning that it’s raining particularly hard. There are various theories…
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The challenges of translation
Over the last six months we’ve had our new free app uTalk translated into over 30 languages, and dealt with…
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Something Borrowed: when one language just isn’t enough
After reading Konstantia’s post a few months ago about how many of our everyday words come from Greek, I started…