We have all had to read tedious and sterile judgments. So when one comes along illustrated with cuddly green dragons, life immediately becomes more cheerful.
Last week the English legal commentator David Allen Green examined the hot topic of “cute baby dragons” in an intellectual property case heard at the High Court of Justice in London. Are you sitting comfortably?
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Legal translators often discuss how to best communicate with their clients, and so when I came across these humorous descriptions of lawyers’ own clients I just couldn’t resist.
Oh yes, and taking another different perspective on things, try turning the picture to the right (from 1790) upside down. 😊
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April Fools’ Day is fast approaching, and on that subject a reader of this blog made me aware of a hoax (stroke of genius) by The Guardian newspaper in the 1970s.
The “small archipelago” “roughly in the shape of a semicolon” with its capital Bodoni lay in the Indian Ocean, occupied by the “irrepressible Flongs” and run with an iron hand by General Pica.
I’ll let you enjoy the rest. Have an excellent week.
Planning to start the week by being dutiful on the admin side?
Horrid but it’s got to be done…
Have a great (and productive) week! 😊 Continue reading
Zoom fatigue? See below.
Enjoy your week!
Oh, and if you need a legal connection to this smile, see “Consolidated Cat Laws” from Michegan State University’s Animal Legal and Historical Center*.
You may or may not have heard, but in England at the moment there is a tomato shortage – to the point that they are being rationed by supermarkets.
The UK Government responses:
A brilliant contribution at the recent W2D2023 Conference came from Argentina via Carmen Olivetti, in the shape of a public information campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of translation.
Pretty sure it will make you smile – and admire their tactics.
The Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buonos Aires produced this fantastic video. One warning though – turn the sound down if you share an office… 😉
Have a lovely week everyone.
A great big shout-out to all those who attended W2D2023. 😊
For this week’s smile, the subject of data analysis – which seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment… Continue reading
Excitement is building here at W2D HQ. Really looking forward to meeting attendees at the end of this week in Cambridge, at the WordstoDeeds conference Legal Translation and Risk.
Here’s a smile in the meantime…
What do you call a stand-in speaker at a dog conference? Continue reading
Enjoy your week. 😊
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