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Why I Am a Translator

From loving foreign languages to becoming a professional

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Is ‘Saudade’ the Defining Word of ‘Portugality’? Let’s Reconsider

What other word lies at the heart of the Portuguese soul?

Kari Danda in Babel

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Another Language, Another Life

Switch: Me Speaking Japanese / Me Speaking English / And…

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Untranslatability of Languages

Why certain words and expressions will never render a one-to-one…

Eric R Stone in Babel

Cover of chinese fairy book where the charachters are seen flying.

How Literally Should Spiritual Texts be Translated?

Do translations have to be so foreign-sounding? Do…

Peter Mulraney in Babel

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Who Decides What Our Words Mean?

It’s not who you might think.

Matthew Clapham in Babel

The giant atomium sculpture in Brussels

LANGUAGE

Should English Remain Europe’s De Facto Lingua Franca After Brexit?

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POSITIVITY | LANGUAGE | NOSTALGIA

Saying Something Nice About Someone I Don’t Like

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