Loving this “joke” clause inserted into the T&Cs of a wifi firm in the UK.
Having failed to read the small print of the terms and conditions of their contract, it seems that 22,000 people are “legally bound to 1000 hours of community service, including, but not limited to, cleaning toilets at festivals, scraping chewing gum off the streets and ‘manually relieving sewer blockages’”.
Dominic Watt, senior lecturer at the University of York, UK, and his team of researchers have recently published a list of strange English words that had almost disappeared from use.
Watt was quoted as saying “We’ve identified lost words that are both interesting and thought-provoking, in the hope of helping people re-engage with language of old”.
However you feel about the politics and health impact of high heels, and whatever your gender, I warmly recommend this video which contains Christian Louboutin’s “rules for life”.
If you’re not smiling by the end, I’ll eat my hat. 🙂
Want to identify whether a dog is “Renaissance Dog”, “Protodog”, “Maverick”, or “Stargazer”? Then you need to participate in the Dognition project.
But what is “dognition” I hear you ask. Continue reading
Today’s smile is certainly not one of humour, but I believe one of hope.
With all the hype about DeepL last week, I thought you might appreciate this little reminder… 🙂
It is so important for neophytes and clients to remember that even such a small thing as a comma can be extremely costly in legal translation, not to mention all the other potential disasters. We should keep reminding people of that, don’t you agree?
Enjoy your week! Continue reading
Last Friday, a heinous crime took place in South-West England… two 20kg wheels of Cheddar cheese were snatched after winning first prize at a country show competition. The categories, should you be wondering, were farmhouse vintage and crumbly vintage.
Enjoy your week!
My apologies to regular readers for the smaller than usual number of posts… large project under way, but normal service will be resumed very soon! 🙂
This cartoon struck a few chords with me…
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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