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I remember an early 1980s sitcom shown in the UK called Yes, Minister! Written by former insiders experienced in the machinations behind the closed doors of British Government departments, it satirised politics, showing the relationships between politicians and those responsible for pretending to carry out their particular whim of the day. Later events in British … Continue reading Brexit – you couldn’t make it up!
Das Bundesgericht hat gesprochen: Mit seinem Urteil vom 21. Juni 2016 rügt es das Kantonsgericht von Graubünden wegen mangelnder Transparenz der Rechtsprechung. Hintergrund dieses Urteils war die Recherche einer Journalistin zu einem Unfall im Eiskanal in St. Moritz, bei dem das Opfer einen Fuss verloren hatte. Die Journalistin ersuchte um Einsichtnahme in zwei Urteile des … Continue reading Wie funktioniert eigentlich das Bundesgericht?
As an English speaker living in Germany, I have often wondered why the German words for different kinds of meat are essentially the same as the names of the animals themselves, whereas the English language (usually) has one name for an animal and another for its meat. For example, in England I would have ordered … Continue reading Cow pies and the Norman Conquest
Als Grafikerin und Werbetexterin habe ich in meinem Job eine Menge übers Layouten in fremden Sprachen gelernt. Hier einige Tipps fürs perfekte Layout, eine persönliche Top-5-Liste.
It’s that time of year again: the sun is shining, temperatures are rising and the thought of spending another sweltering day at your desk feels like torture. It’s time for a well-deserved vacation! Or is it holidays? Well that depends on where you’re from. Americans go “on vacation” or “vacay”, while Brits, Canadians and Australians … Continue reading You say vacation, I say tomato
If there is one thing that we translators sometimes enjoy even more than an excellent translation, it is a flawed one. (And, as with any translation, context is key here … bear with me.) Seeing ourselves as bastions of phraseological felicity and fidelity, we dutifully spend our days toiling away on our own flawless translations … Continue reading Shoes on hands, pears in light fittings and snails without clothes
Although the English language is rich in many ways, it is distinctly lacking in one aspect: diacritical marks. In fact, most of the commonly used words in English that feature accents, cedillas, and tildes are loan words from other European languages – née, façade, jalapeño. When you consider that other languages get to pepper their … Continue reading The Dots Are Watching You …
Cada vez es más frecuente encontrarnos con mensajes tales como Hla! Kmo stas?X aki to bien!!Muxo frio y pco sol!kndo t viens?T exo de mens!Bss o como #MeSientoBienYqueLoSepaTOdoElmUNDO. Hoy en día, es casi inevitable no toparse con estos textos codificados. Es cierto que el mensaje llega así más rápido al receptor, pero la verdad es: … Continue reading La necesidad de escribir bien