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Tag Archives: translation
How to say “turkey” across the globe
It’s that time of year again—a sad day for turkeys, but a gut-busting good time for human carnivores. Happy Thanksgiving, Grammar Party readers. To celebrate the holiday, I’ve collected translations of the word turkey from around the world. Wouldn’t it … Continue reading
Posted in foreign language, in the news
Tagged foreign language, French, humor, Thanksgiving, translation, turkey
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New Zealand slang from Beyond the Trail
When we left off with Rob and Debra, our Beyond the Trail travel bloggers, they were backpacking it across Australia, soaking up sun, drinking Fosters (Okay, I don’t know if that part is true.), and rifling both the cities and … Continue reading
Posted in semantics, story time
Tagged field report, idioms, New Zealand, slang, translation, travel, vocabulary, word usage
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Gadhafi? Qaddafi? Kadafi? The spelling mystery revealed!
You say Moamar el Gaddafi. I say Moammar Khadafy. Somebody says Moamer El Kazzafi?! According to an ABC news blog, there are at least 112 ways to spell the Libyan leader’s name. With the continuation of the United States’ and … Continue reading
Posted in foreign language, in the news
Tagged AP Style, Arabic, style issues, translation
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Denglish, Franglais, Germish, and Spanglish – English words find new life across the globe
Lesson: How English words evolve in other languages Last time we discussed false friends, words that look the same or similar to words in other languages, but have different meanings. Related to false friends are pseudo-anglicisms. These are English words … Continue reading
