The littlest things — punctuation, precise word choice and grammar — can hold tremendous power in worldwide climate negotiations. This year in Europe, editors get a chance to help make history. Source: NPR News: Science
BBC News – Microsoft demos instant English-Chinese translation
BBC News – Microsoft demos instant English-Chinese translation. “Of course, there are still likely to be errors in both the English text and the translation into Chinese, and the results can sometimes be humorous,” said Mr Rashid in the blogpost. “Still, the technology has developed to be quite useful.” – Contributed by Diana Israel
Life Went On Around Her, Redefining Care by Bridging a Divide – NYTimes.com
Life Went On Around Her, Redefining Care by Bridging a Divide – NYTimes.com. Its title is the English translation of the condition known as qaug dab peg (pronounced “kow da pay”), the Hmong term for epilepsy, from which Lia had suffered since infancy. …Lia’s story, as few other narratives have done, has had a significant […]
The Next Emerging Tech Powerhouse: Latin America – M. Christopher Johnson – Voices – AllThingsD
The Next Emerging Tech Powerhouse: Latin America – M. Christopher Johnson – Voices – AllThingsD. From Chile to Mexico, pockets of local start-up enthusiasts who have long labored in obscurity are coming to the attention of a small but growing group of investors and other entrepreneurs from the United States and beyond
Poor interpreters put asylum seekers at risk | The Copenhagen Post | The Danish News in English
Poor interpreters put asylum seekers at risk | The Copenhagen Post | The Danish News in English. “Asylum cases are not about guilt or punishment but often about life or death, as it is up to the Udlændingestyrelsen and Refugee Appeals Board to decide whether the life of an asylum seeker is at risk […]