I suspect that readers of this blog are highly likely to suffer from the malady 🙂 known as alogotransiphobia:
The fear of being caught on public transport with nothing to read.
When I discovered that this thing had a name I felt a sense of relief that I wasn’t the only one – yes, I willingly admit that I’ve got it too. 😉 Continue reading
I’m sure that deadlines are part of the everyday lives of most readers of this blog. When I saw this clock, I couldn’t resist sharing it with you.
I’m guessing that given our shared interests, no reader of this blog thinks that Brexit is a good idea. Very hard to laugh about it, but let’s try…
Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom had these words to say about this book:
“Isobel Williams’s drawings capture the essence of these inquisitive and endearing characters – and her words help bring to life some of the things they get up to when the Justices and staff aren’t looking.”
Have a great week – whether with or without seafood…
Last week, the UK newspaper The Guardian ran a story about famous typographical errors (“typos”), sparked by an auction of a Harry Potter proof in which the author’s name was misspelt. 🙂 Continue reading
Wishing all readers a good week – whether gadget–filled or not!
This post was first published in the The Conversation – a not-for-profit blog which shares knowledge from universities with a global public audience. It is reproduced here under their Creative Commons licence.
Un détail de la tapisserie de Bayeux, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
By Delphine Minchella, École de Management de Normandie – UGEI
Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé pourquoi, en lisant un texte écrit en anglais, il y avait tant de termes proches du français et qui, de fait, facilitaient grandement votre compréhension ? Certes, il y a derrière cela l’influence du latin, langue du christianisme notamment importée par les scribes venus d’Irlande, mais c’est surtout Guillaume le Conquérant qu’il faut remercier. Continue reading
The Court of Justice of the European Union is being asked to give guidance on whether taste (of a cheese) is subject to copyright protection.
Failure of recollection is common.
Innocent misrecollection is not uncommon.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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