New York Times: European Ventures Seek to Fill a News Void

Posted on 10 May, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"Worldcrunch, a Web-based start-up in Paris, offers English translations of newspaper articles from around the world. Presseurop, another new site edited from Paris, does something similar for European newspapers, translating articles into 10 languages, including English. ... Using freelance journalists, Worldcrunch plans to publish several dozen English translations of articles from newspapers like Le Monde, Die Welt and La Stampa every week."

Evolving English: Mr. Tickle continued…

Posted on 10 January, 2011 by Martin Stabe

"There's a new addition to the Evolving English web pages: an interactive map onto which anyone may upload a recording of their voice. To join in, you'll need access to an iPhone or Android-based smartphone, or a computer with a microphone and an internet connection. The voice map features two specially selected texts for you to read aloud."

CJR: The Britishisms Are Coming!

Posted on 9 December, 2008 by Martin Stabe

CJR ponders the nuances of using the word "wanker". No really: "While there’s nothing un-American about using British slang, it’s important to know the derivation of the term in question to avoid unnecessary offense and to resist its use if an American audience wouldn’t understand it." (via Adrian Monck)

Etaoin Shrdlu: The language of baseball

Posted on 22 June, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"the L.A. Times just hired a 2002 UCLA grad who is fluent in Spanish and Japanese to cover the Dodgers.Just seemed worth noting."

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New York Times: European Ventures Seek to Fill a News Void

Evolving English: Mr. Tickle continued…

CJR: The Britishisms Are Coming!

Etaoin Shrdlu: The language of baseball