From the monthly archives:
Business speak appears to be on the rise. According to Sussex Enterprise’s Business Edge magazine, large companies are often the worst offenders, with 98% of workers using buzzwords such as ‘blue-sky thinking’ every day. But are they cringeworthy additions to our language, synonymous with try-hard managers such as David Brent in TV’s The Office, or [...]
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Unless you’ve been stranded on a desert island recently, you will no doubt be aware that there is an economic downturn going on. Everyday brings with it news of more companies going into administration, more job losses and more stories of businesses struggling to survive. In the translation world, there has been much talk about [...]
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Many creative writing guides advise would-be writers to keep a writer’s notebook, also known as a writer’s journal. These can take the form of traditional journals in which a writer notes down their experiences and their feelings each day - their highs and lows, rants and raves, etc. Or they can be books in which [...]
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