What is Verbophobia?
“And there is also verbophobia, which is the fear of words. In that case, it is best to keep quiet, said Juan de Dios Martínez.
Language in Sports: Interpreting in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball has not always been multinationally diverse. For much of its early history, the top-level North American professional baseball league was marred by
“Gross” Words: Lost in Translation?
Consider the following words: phlegm, slacks, yolk, smear. If you think these are completely unconnected terms, you’re right. They only have one thing in common:
I’m Just Phubbing Around
Languages are living organisms that update themselves and keep themselves current with our new attitudes and life-styles. English in particular is very good at coming up with new
The Decline of the Mother Language?
In this new entry I’d like to explore a possible change of course regarding a linguistic phenomenon as studied as it is supported. Linguistics has
Translations and Chinese History
As we saw in our previous article, “The Work of Interpreters in Ancient China,” the splendor of China during the Ming Dynasty allowed China to
How to Kill a Language
In language, few things are as interesting and intriguing as the capacity for innovation and creativity that serve as the basis of a “living language.”
