Language and Translation
Articles on language, translation and writing collected by Mariella Petrigni, Translator from English and German to Italian, www.mptranslations.it
Collection by Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
Brain Pickings
How to Write with Style: Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Keys to the Power of the Written Word
6 min read · From 2017 · “The most damning revelation you can make about yourself is that you do not know what is interesting and what is not.”
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termcoord.eu
10 marketing slogans – lost in translation
5 min read · From 2018 · “Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the grave.” It is hard to believe that this translated slogan has been used in China to promote the famous cola. The soda selling giant translated the origina…
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The New York Times
Amazon’s Plan to Reach 500 Million Indians: Speak Their Language
6 min read · From 2018 · As the online retailer looked at India, its top new market, it realized it needed to reach beyond the relatively small, urban English-speaking population.
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youtube.com
Schweizerdeutsch: Warum es vielen Deutschen Mühe bereitet
From 2018 · Es geht nicht nur um die typischen Helvetismen wie Velo, Chilbi oder Beiz, die ein Deutscher sich erst aneignen muss, sondern auch mit der Aussprache tun sic...
Shared by 18, including Moritz A. Mihatsch, Florian Hanke 🍎, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Dominik Grolimund
Daily Writing Tips
55 American English Words Derived from Algonquian Languages
7 min read · From 2018 · American English has been enriched by the widespread adoption of words based on vocabulary of Native American tribes, including the many tribes that spoke (and,
Shared by 4, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
The Economist
English has a traditional solution to gender-neutral pronouns
5 min read · From 2017 · In praise of singular “they”
Shared by 6, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
bbc.com
How the South Korean language was designed to unify
8 min read · From 2017 · ‘Uri’ isn’t a mere grammar point, it’s a cultural canon that captures the very essence of a nation.
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The Paris Review
Are You Okay?
2 min read · From 2017 · In 1839, the initials “O.K.” were first published in The Boston Morning Post.
Reader View · Shared by 11, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Ajit Pai
bbc.com
How Italian became the language of love
9 min read · From 2017 · Writers and poets shaped its style and vocabulary over centuries, with beauty and sound as some of their primary considerations.
Reader View · Shared by 5, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Loralee Hutton
The Conversation
Why does the UK have so many accents?
6 min read · From 2018 · The world is becoming increasingly connected, but local accents still define who we are.
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Oxford Dictionaries
Which Italian word are you?
1 min read · From 2018 · Italian is rich in melodious words that echo the ancients and inspire the modern. Take our quiz and discover which Italian word best describes you!
Shared by 7, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
Oxford Dictionaries
Book quiz: how well do you know traits named after fictional characters?
1 min read · From 2018 · The origins of some traits named after fictional characters are very well known. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that a Sherlock – ‘a person who investigates mysteries or shows great perceptiveness’ – is named after the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, invented by Arthur Conan Doyle. Others are a bit more obscure: do you […]
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Merriam-Webster
Why do we call it a 'dollar'?
4 min read · From 2018 · Yes, our money has Bohemian origins
Shared by 7, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
The Economist
Right and wrong ways to spread languages around the globe
4 min read · From 2018 · Emmanuel Macron’s plan to boost French-speaking puts means before motive
Shared by 8, including Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Das geheime Leben der Grussformeln in Zeiten der Globalisierung
6 min read · From 2018 · Je mehr sich die globalisierten Welten angleichen, desto mehr steigt das Bedürfnis der einzelnen Kulturen, sich voneinander zu unterscheiden.
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BBC News (World)
Macron thanks PM's 'delicious wife'
5 min read · From 2018 · The French president's usually excellent English failed him for a moment in front of the cameras.
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