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Found in Translation

Posted on February 8, 2014 by forwardtranslations

“Found in translation” is rapidly becoming my second most hated translation cliché. Despite this, I was keen to read Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche‘s book of that name (Perigee, 2012). They are two leading figures in the translation-related twittersphere and … Continue reading →

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Red Squirrels, Robins and Sapir-Whorf

Posted on September 18, 2013 by forwardtranslations

  When fils cadet was smaller, we used to go to a pre-school music group. Once there was a song about a red squirrel, with a beautiful puppet as a prop. “That’s not red, that’s orange!” objected fils cadet, quite … Continue reading →

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It’s a split digraph at school and a magic E at home

Posted on May 7, 2013 by forwardtranslations

As I’ve mentioned before, watching my son learn to read is an endlessly fascinating process. I have absolutely no intention of getting into the merits or otherwise of phonics or any other system for teaching reading on here, but I … Continue reading →

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