Tip of the Tongue

In terms of the sheer number of existing roots in the language, Hebrew and English are the David and Goliaths of their kind.  While Hebrew ...

Last week, in a notice mainly read by sports fans with too much time, the untimely death of baseball umpire Wally Bell was announced (http:...

Sports are part of any culture.  Organized athletics have represented an important vicarious experience in most countries, affecting their ...

Time allows perspective on historic events.  One of the most dramatic movements affecting current Israel is the wave of immigration from th...

As a legal translator, I am by definition a legal writer.  As such, I apply my history, learned tendencies, and natural instincts every tim...

McDonalds is an American chain recognized worldwide.  Its trademark is branded in the minds of most of the world’s population.  There is ev...

During my family visit, I read an interesting book by Guy Deutscher The Unfolding of Language , published in 2005.  It discusses the develo...