Dear Colleagues, Welcome to our May issue of Language News. In this month's issue we feature a discussion around the correct spelling of Osama bin Laden's name, an embarrassing mistranslation of the Vatican's new book, English renderings of Russian idioms, and other related language news.
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| How do you spell Osama bin Ladin? |
The latest events in Pakistan which led to the finding and consequent death of Osama bin Laden have brought about many questions and reactions throughout the world. Among the less political ones, what is the correct spelling of this man's name?
Despite the fact that he was clearly famous as a result of his title - number one most wanted international terrorist - the spelling of his name has caused a great deal of confusion.
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80% of scholarly English words are derived from Latin
Even though Latin is considered a dead language - no country officially speaks it - its influence upon other languages serves as a reminder of its importance. Latin words and expressions are present
in many languages around the world, and Latin is prevalent in several different scientific and academic fields.
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Language Humor:Â Vatican Book Mistranslated
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 It was only a mistake translating one word"
the Citta Nuova editorial group publisher of Vatican book
A translation error suggesting Catholic couples are allowed to use contraception recently forced an Italian publisher to temporarily withdraw a new book aimed at young Catholics. The Vatican was for obvious reasons extremely embarrassed by the mistake and asked the publisher to immediately correct it.
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More Language Humor: Russian Idioms
"That's a cat's tears!"
 What happens when you directly translate idioms from another language? Here are some fun English translations of Russian idioms provided by our own native Russian speakers.Taken out of their cultural context, these idioms are seemingly humorous. Read More... |
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This past April, Language Connections was involved in a prominent event sponsored by the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge, MA called "Things that Think". Our role in the event was to provide simultaneous interpreting services to ensure that Japanese and Korean participants were able to follow the presentations given in English.
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