At Translation World this week in Toronto, we met Michelle Munroe, the Central Coordinator of Parent and Community Involvement for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). She facilitates the delivery of language services – including translation in 12 languages and interpretation in 175 – for more than 550 schools. TDSB allocates funding for each school […]

Governments across the world struggle to communicate the latest updates about the Swine Flu (recently re-branded as “H1N1 Flu“). Yet, millions of members of minority language groups are unable to understand the government advisories that warn them to use antibacterial hand gel and wear surgical masks. Public health seems like a pretty risky thing to […]

Where did 2008 go? For those of us in the United States, it was mainly a blur of the permanent campaign for President, with dozens of contenders methodically whittled down to just two candidates. The election took place against a backdrop of troubling economic news. In light of market conditions, we downsized our Crystal Ball […]

Earlier this year, we rehashed some oft-cited translation mishaps and introduced a few new ones. On Sunday, the Washington Times reported on a diplomatic mistranslation that explains why the Russians aren’t living up to the terms of the French-brokered peace plan for Georgia and Russia. What’s up in the Caucuses?