Many bloggers in Hong Kong pointed out that the criticism against Martin Lee's article in Wall street is a result of translation. An example given by erynnyes from Those were the days, is the translation of “press for” to “give pressure to” (zh). The blogger also points out that China Daily has intentionally use “pressurize” […] (more…)
It’s been reported that a new subspecies of Censorchimp has been sighted on a school campus in the eastern United States. This particular variety, which has long been present in the Bay State, is attempting to feast on fears that some folks have about Harry Potter: WAKEFIELD - The summer reading feats of Lynne Bimmler’s sixth-grade class are proudly chronicled on the St. Joseph’s School website.
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Bosnia Blog talks to a Macedonian about singer To?e Proeski, who died in a car crash earlier this month: “He did a lot of charity concert. He was very nice. He is the only thing we have.?
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Balkan Baby writes about the “language issue” in the Balkans: “What language do we speak when we are in the countries that once made up Yugoslavia? In Slovenia and Macedonia the answer is quite simple since these two countries both had their own languages which were recognised by the Yugoslav Government. For Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro […] (more…)
