Tip of the Tongue

Most freelancers, including translators, suffer the extremes of work demand. A period of having to refuse work is suddenly followed by...

The most innocent phrase can turn into a sexual double-entendre if speakers so wish and understand.   The classic example is the line “wha...

                                           (Eggplant and tahina as prepared by my wife) I just returned from a three-week trip to ...

An essential part of the immigration process is providing the required documents to the authorities. If the documents are not in Englis...

I just returned from the ATA60 (American Translators Association) Conference in Palm Springs. It was a large event, with some 1400 par...

Numbers have significance well beyond their quantitative meaning.   For example, the term 24/7 is universally understood to mean around th...

 This week, I am posting on the ATA Law division: https://www.ata-divisions.org/LawD/386-2/