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Tatar language
Tatar language – one of the Turkic languages. Spoken in the Republic of Tatarstan, in a number of districts of Bashkortostan, Mari El, Udmurtia, Mordovia, in many other regions of Russia as well as in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The official script of Tatar language is based on the Cyrillic script with [...]
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Mexico creates prize to honor literary translators
A compilation of interesting and significant obituaries, as they happen, emphasizing the achievements of those who have died. A new award bearing the name of Spanish-born Mexican author, translator and poet Tomas Segovia (1927-2011) has been created to honor outstanding work in literary translation, Mexican cultural officials said. The prize recognizes translations that “bring the [...]
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Dictionary of American Regional English Completed After Five Decades
Among the most divisive regional differences in the United States are dialect and vocabulary, revealing the outsider at the drop of a syllable. When addressing an individual (a “you”) in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvanians say “yins,” but in Georgia “y’all” is the common pronoun. If yins say “y’all” in Pennsylvania, the locals will note a couple of [...]
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Scholars say English-language abbreviations are not OK for Chinese dictionary
A group of Chinese academics has said English-language abbreviations which have become part of everyday life in China should be struck from the country’s top dictionary. A letter signed by more than 100 scholars condemned the inclusion of terms including NBA (National Basketball Association) and WTO (World Trade Organization) in the latest edition of China’s [...]
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Our Best German to Ukrainian and Russian Translator
Hello, dear colleagues! I am really glad to greet you on my profile page. Let me introduce myself: my name is Natalja Shevchenko. I graduated from the Kiev National University and was awarded with a Diploma with high honours, branch of study – “Philology” (German). German is the language which I adore. And this “worship” [...]
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Our Best English to Ukrainian and English to Russian Translator
Hello! I’m Andrew Petrovchenko, a freelance translator and native Ukrainian and Russian speaker. I’d be happy to provide you with my services. My Areas of specialization: (translation from English into Ukrainian) Archaeology Astronomy Education Fiction Games Geography History Marketing Popular Science Press Releases Tourism Technical (translation from English into Russian) Drumming Ethnography Games Literature Computers [...]
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Lost in Translation. New biographies of artists.
Inge Löök Inge Löök (real name Ingeborg Lievonen) is a Finnish artist born in Helsinki in 1951. She was once a professional gardener, but today she is most famous for her Granny postcards which so many postcrossers love and collect. When she was a child, Inge lived with her family in a 7-storey building in [...]
Me & My Friend in Old Age
Old age isn’t so bad when you consider the alternative. ~Maurice Chevalier, New York Times, 9 October 1960 Grow old with me! The best is yet to be. ~Robert Browning It’s important to have a twinkle in your wrinkle. ~Author Unknown If you would like to have a look at the full gallery, plz click [...]
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London Book Fair celebrates Russian writing