“The court acknowledged that we don’t have two systems of justice in this country – one for English-speakers and another for everyone else,” said Azadeh Shahshahani of the ACLU of Georgia.   Court says interpreter necessary, overturns conviction  | ajc.com.

“Entre los motivos que impulsan el cambio aprobado por la Real Academia Española, acompañada por las restantes academias de la lengua, se encuentra, con lógica práctica, la voluntad de simplificar el aprendizaje y el uso del idioma.”   La nueva ortografía provoca polémica – lanacion.com.

The Spanish Royal Language Academy said Friday [10/29/]the new orthographic guide for the world’s second-most spoken tongue is to be ratified by the language’s 22 international academies when they meet Nov. 28 in Guadalajara, Mexico.   New Spanish spelling guide to modernize language – wtop.com.

  “It is so important to provide a service to the diverse community that we serve,” Delgado said. “Effective communication is vital in the delivery of health-care services in order to promote good health as well as eliminate health disparities.” Saint Peter’s launches bilingual interpreter training program | APP.com | Asbury Park Press.

“I was fated to become a translator. At four I was exposed to my first foreign language, Tagalog, in Manila, followed by Spanish in Mexico City at seven.”   Why I Write (or Translate)…Steven T. Murray.

“[T]he fate of all languages which attain the status of a lingua franca is that they will, in time, decline. Just as large groups once used Latin, Greek or Phoenician, the idea that English is somehow immune to the same fate, so Ostler argues, comes from an ignorance of our linguistic past.”   Book review: […]

“Before the internet, conquering Babbel was simply a dream —  now, it’s an attainable goal.”   Nataly Kelly: How Translation Is Changing the World.

As founders of the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, Harrison and Anderson are dedicated to preserving endangered languages to protect linguistic diversity. But whether linguists should try to save languages is a contentious issue.   New language discovered in India – World – NZ Herald News.

Very interesting data that could shape the way we look at our market. T-Index, what languages matter on the web?.