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Translation Comes in Many Different Forms

Today is #InternationalDayofTranslation! But #translation comes in many different forms 🌈. Some are worth celebrating and some are not. Just look at all the different compounds that can be made using the Japanese word for translation (訳) a

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"Silver Week" is here!

Today is the start of #Silver #Week in Japan, so called because it contains a cluster of national holidays, starting with Respect for the Aged Day (#敬老の日). On this day, we pay respect to the country’s growing senior population, also called

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Are you born in 2000 or Heisei 12?

📅 How you write dates in English depends on where you are. It is a big issue for all #linguists. For example, dates are written differently in #American and #British English.   A client of mine once belatedly specified their preference for

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Warning! Use a human translator to avoid unintended cannibalism

The above photo shows a menu in #Japanese at an Asian restaurant in the Netherlands, which offers “Tan-Tan males” (タンタンの男性) instead of Tan-Tan noodles 🍜, otherwise known as Tan-Tan Men (担々麺).   #Japanese #translation #MT #LOL #machinetransl

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