I have decided that this Monday smile qualifies as such on the grounds (sorry! đ ) that many lawyers, translators, interpreters and academics only get through life as a result of coffee. Crosses language barriers too! đ
Category Archives: Monday smiles
Monday smile â Translating academic-speak into business-ese
Strictly speaking, today’s Monday smile is deadly serious. I just find rather whimsical the idea of it being necessary to “translate” in order to enable these two worlds to communicate.* However, as many of us know, business and academia do speak different languages.
A research project being carried out in Paris has recently been reported in the press. Students from the linguistic engineering department at the University of Paris 13 have developed, using corpus techniques, a search engine to bring together the corporate world and universities.
Monday smile – High-tech meets art & humour
I hope you will enjoy this TED Talk with Aparna Rao to start your week.
I love the elegant and gentle delicacy of these ideas. See what you think.
Monday smile – Le droit selon Star Trek
Although I’ve published this as a Monday smile, the recently published book entitled Le droit selon Star Trek actually makes serious points.
It has just won the Olivier Debouzy prize: “prix de l’agitateur des idĂŠes juridiques“.
Monday smile – Money for old rope
Today’s Monday smile is an edifying curiosity.
It was kindly sent in by Jonathan Goldberg, who has supported this blog from its early days. Do have a look at his post on language barriers and a melting pot of colonial influences.
Monday smile – Learning Latin with Le Petit Nicolas
Le Petit Nicolas is one of my all time favourites – along with Winnie-the-Pooh (see this post) for philosophical gems.
I recently discovered that, dans l’air du temps of reviving Classical languages,  IMAV Editions have published “Pullus Nicolellus Latina lingua” – to tempt all of us learn Latin with Nicolas!
Monday smile – Sesame is closed
Does this ring true with anyone? đ
Monday smile – Drowning in Education-ese, France
Civil servants in France have produced some reforms for the national education systems that include some pretty scary examples of tortured language…
Monday smile – How is cheese like comparative law?
Every industry has its own specialized terms – and the world of cheese is no exception. A glossary is always helpful for ‘outsiders’ too.
A research project originating in Ireland even carried out a terminological study on one particular cheese – Cheddar.
But, I hear you cry, what on earth is the connection with comparative law? Well, dear readers, for the answer… read on!
Monday smile – Petit illustrĂŠ de la justice pĂŠnale
Today’s Monday smile is a whole book of smiles, entitled “Petit illustrĂŠ de la Justice pĂŠnale ordinaire“, published by Anovi under their imprint “ĂŠditions Joe”.
It sits somewhere between a lexicon of legal terms, a law manual, a dictionary of quotations and a classic French bande dessinĂŠe.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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