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[This article also appears in a slightly edited form as a TeleRead entry] Ever tried learning a foreign language? Noticed how the books you could read were often boring,and the books you wanted to read were just that bit too hard to understand? Wished,you could have a quick translation of a . . . →Read More:How e-books could revolutionize language-learning This is somewhat tongue-in-cheek,but I could not avoid noticing the differences in phrases I am learning in Spanish as compared to the ones I was learning in French. Both language classes spent a first couple of weeks with Name,Surname,Workplace,Street address,Phone number and suchlike. No surprise there,even though I don’t . . . →Read More:Spanish are less personally intrusive than French –class experience Caroline McCarthy has gone to Wired’s NextFest (for CNet’s News.com) and,apparently,saw only flashy cool products,that ultimately will not be useful. I was at the same show and my feeling were completely opposite. I saw robotic seals that are used in Japan for therapeutic purposes. I saw an interactive robot that was encouraging . . . →Read More:Wired’s NextFest –serious diamonds in the flashy rough I always feel impressed by translators. Recently,I have finished reading the english translation of NightWatch and it was very well done. I have read the russian original a number of times and could not see how a translation could make it justice. Yet it did and did it well. Congratulations to Andrew Bromfield on . . . →Read More:Happy International Translation Day! | ||||
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