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24/03/2019

"Mayor Pete" can speak seven languages but for other presidential wannabes, being bilingual is not always a plus.

03/03/2019

Kunnskapsdepartementet sender på høring forslag til lov om offentlige organers ansvar for bruk av tolk mv. (tolkeloven). Det foreslås blant annet bestemmelser om offentlige organers plikt til å bruke tolk, krav om å bruke kvalifisert tolk, bruk av fjer...

06/01/2019

This movie, nominated to Oscar as the best live action short film, will probably be of interest to many interpreters:

During a professional conference in Prague, two simultanous interpreters in the Hungarian booth realize that only one person is listening to them. A short film by…

24/12/2018

"The Christmas Song" according to Google Translate:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJZ_clXh3Xc

Merry Yuletide, everyone!

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17/12/2018

A humorous explanation of the difference between "smørbrød" and "brødskive med pålegg" in Norwegian:

"These are both words Norwegians uses for slices of bread with stuff on them. But nobody really knows the difference between the two. Except that a «smørbrød» is considered to be more fancy and expensive than a mere «brødskive med pålegg». The problem occurs when you buy and pay for a «smørbrød» at a cafeteria, but you receive something that looks more like a «brøskive med pålegg». Until now you haven't had any means of complaining, since nobody really knows the difference between a «brødskive med pålegg» and a «smørbrød». By standardizing the difference we solve this problem by providing a table that lets you calculate whether or not your slice of bread classifies as a «smørbrød»."

Source: https://afroginthefjord.com/2018/12/16/norways-rules-about-everything-interview-of-the-authors-of-norske-standarder/?fbclid=IwAR1uwE5Re1JOvebHpEqPh2qCw4o56GAw_0ijcD9AT2BICfAEbHUSfI8MWNM

28/11/2018

What a beautiful adjective, isn't it?

The word means 'related to pigeons' and derives from Ancient Greek, where 'περιστερῶν' ('peristerôn') denoted 'pigeon' or 'dove'.

30/09/2018

Happy ! 🎊

22/09/2018

Why does "curry favour (with somebody)" mean what it means? The coolest language blogger from Poland explains:

What does the idiom "to curry favour" tell us about curry, horses, medieval literature and folk etymology? Quite a lot! :)

06/09/2018

For at et likeverdig samarbeid med foresatte skal bli reellt, vil det i noen tilfeller være behov for å bruke tolk. I et slikt samarbeid vil det være behov for å gi og få informasjon for begge parter, samt stille spørsmål og gi og få svar som man forstår og som er tilstrekkelig nyanserte. D...