If you feel like you've never learned tips for English intonation, do yourself a favour and watch this tutorial! It will give you new speaking strategies.
Just as different countries often possess quirky workplace habits, many countries use phrases that are completely unique to their language and culture. Office supplier Viking decided to delve a l...
Just as different countries often possess quirky workplace habits, many countries use phrases that are completely unique to their language and culture. Office supplier Viking decided to delve a l...
Translating signs between languages isn't always that easy...
The euphoria experienced as you begin to fall in love, the pile of books bought but unread, the coffee “threefill,” and other lyrical linguistic delights.
Illustrator and writer Ella Frances Sanders’ new book Lost in Translation explores unique words from languages around the world
Award-winning illustrator Paul Blow has visualized 11 idioms translated into English, which defy all logics and seem like a complete mish-mash of words.
Just as different countries often possess quirky workplace habits, many countries use phrases that are completely unique to their language and culture. Office supplier Viking decided to delve a l...
Just as different countries often possess quirky workplace habits, many countries use phrases that are completely unique to their language and culture. Office supplier Viking decided to delve a l...
Photo courtesy of Ian. Menu found in China.
UPDATE: This blog post has now been turned into a beautiful, best-selling book! You can buy a copy of Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World…
How to become an “antischolar” in a culture that treats knowledge as “an ornament that allows us to rise in the pecking order.”
Anyone for some steam eggs with Wikipedia? No? What if you paired that with jew's ear juice? Not helping? Yeah, I didn't think it would. But at least it made you smile, right? You can thank the Eastern Asians for that. There's no doubt these guys have got some mad translating skills. Keep on scrolling to take a look at a list of hilariously mistranslated signs in Asia, compiled by Bored Panda.
The beautifully illustrated book Lost in Translation showcases a collection of words you never knew you needed before.
The beautifully illustrated book Lost in Translation showcases a collection of words you never knew you needed before.
If you feel like you've never learned tips for English intonation, do yourself a favour and watch this tutorial! It will give you new speaking strategies.
Just as different countries often possess quirky workplace habits, many countries use phrases that are completely unique to their language and culture. Office supplier Viking decided to delve a l...
Just as different countries often possess quirky workplace habits, many countries use phrases that are completely unique to their language and culture. Office supplier Viking decided to delve a l...
