New JTF board member appointed
New JTF board member appointed We have an important announcement! Kaori Myatt our Director has recently been appointed as a director of the Japanese Translation Federation …
New JTF board member appointed We have an important announcement! Kaori Myatt our Director has recently been appointed as a director of the Japanese Translation Federation …
LGBTQI+ inclusive language in football 2 December 2010 FIFA awarded Qatar the right to host the 2022 World Cup. It was a decision that was …
The Origins of Football and the Name of the Game The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the planet. Every four years, …
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The selling power of metaphors “The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor” Aristotle Aristotle wasn’t describing sales techniques but if …
Why a pair of pliers could enhance your language skills It might appear to be deeply unlikely that a simple mechanical tool could improve your …
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Navigating the minefield that is Political Correctness All of us have probably bemoaned political correctness at least occasionally. We live in a connected world in …
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STRATESKI 2023 20th-27th of January 2023, Les Contamines- Montjoie At Word-Connection, we have organised an altogether different kind of conference. Offering outstanding networking opportunities, an …
Does using a foreign language impact decision making? Would you push someone under a train if doing so meant saving the lives of five other …
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Use it or lose it? It’s hard to learn a foreign language and there’s an old adage that you must continue to use it, or …
How do digital meeting tools impact communication? Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us would never have experienced a digital meeting. Those of us …
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The meaning behind British small talk It would be easy for any outsider to believe that the British are obsessed with the weather. Principally because …
The origins, usage and future of English slang Did you see that chavvie bird taking a selfie outside the bog before legging it? Most native …
The language of time and space Scholars have been investigating the nature of humanity for several millennia. The fields of linguistics, anthropology and psychology often …
When Being Lost for Words is more than a memory lapse We all experience occasions when we are lost for words or struggle to find …
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Why are so many languages spoken in the world? Around 7,000 different languages are spoken around the world. This seems like an extraordinarily large number …
Does it become harder to learn new languages as you age? Until relatively recently, even scientists believed that you couldn’t teach old dogs new tricks. …
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A New Rosetta Stone for Language Preservation Recent decades have seen the world become more integrated and better connected than ever before. It’s now hard …
The implications of language extinction Thousands of languages are spoken across the globe but sadly hundreds of these are close to extinction. As many as …
Finding shades of grey in a black and white world Did you know that if the entire history of planet Earth was represented by a …
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The evolution of colourful language In a previous article, we explored the language of colour. We looked at how our vocabulary can influence the way …