Mayhews London Labour and the London Poor online
am 18.01.2005 von TransblawgHenry Mayhew’s ‘London Labour and the London Poor’ has been digitized and put online by the University of Virginia Library. We always had a Mayhew at home, but …
Ravens at the Tower of London
Transblawg / Here are some photos of ravens at the Tower of London, taken in June. They would rather be frightened off a mountain by Trevor, I’m sure. You’re not supposed to feed them, but they don’t know that. That’s a juvenile...…
Think before you flush
Aktenvermerk / Mr Livingstone, the mayor of London, yesterday said a third of London’s water was flushed down the toilet. We are asking people to consider — and obviously it is a matter of personal choice — that if all you have done is take a pee,…
Inns of Court
Transblawg / The four inns of court in London are organizations that barristers belong to, and their names are also used to refer to the areas of London they own. They are called Middle Temple, Inner Temple, Lincoln’s Inn and Gray’s Inn....…
Internet directories/Internet-Adressendatenbänke
Transblawg / I have just phoned Kelly in London, since they ignore my emails and I don’t want to get a ‘personal login’. Now they may understand that I don’t sell curtains or tables. The woman promised me that my address will be removed - …
East London
Transblawg / This is the Free Trade Wharf development (more photos), once the centre of an unsalubrious part of London where Pepys used to cross the river, sailors greeted their return to the Pool of London, some set sail for long...…
No room to swing a cat / Kapselhotel in London
Transblawg / The Guardian reports that a Japanese-style capsule hotel has opened in London. It’s the easyHotel. The figure of £5 per night has been bandied about but is not correct: The rooms start from £20 a night and are booked...…
London drinks tea in your general direction
Aktenvermerk / Today i’m a Londoner & today I hurt (sic) ist das Motto dieser Seite. Zum Teil sehr lustige Graphiken, schwarzer Humor (Today I’m a Londoner & Today I got a day off) und ein wenig “Clash of Cultures” (So if you’r…
DE>EN literary translation competition/Übersetzungswettbewerb
Transblawg / Only for UK residents, the London Goethe Institut has a competition - deadline April 10 - to translate part of Ronald Reng’s Gebrauchsanweisung für London (2004), which describes the author’s experience playing football for the FC Ch…
YOU’LL LOVE IT
LawBlog / One afternoon a wealthy lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the roadside eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked one man, “Why are you eating grass?” “We…
Translation and law at City University
Transblawg / From an ITI list I gather that on 6 December 2006 there is a one-day conference at the City University London on Translation on the Law. There is also a free public lecture on forensic phonetics in the evening. Talks on the City University M.A., th…
Ridiculous application questions/Lächerliche Fragen beim Vorstellungsgespräch
Transblawg / RollOnFriday is having a competition for the most ridiculous question put to an applicant in person or on an application form. Apparently, Withers (a London law firm) asked the following question on a form: To which fictional character do you most…
International Trade Marks & Designs
MarkenBlog / In London findet die 11th Annual International Trade Marks & Designs Konferenz statt. Behandelt werden die aktuellsten Entwicklungen und erfolgreichsten Strategien zur Registrierung und Schutz von Marken und Designs. Termin: Montag, 13. und 14…
Heritage Day/Tag des offenen Denkmals
Transblawg / In Bavaria, the Tag des offenen Denkmals was moved forward to Saturday 9 September to avoid a clash with the Pope’s mass in Munich on Sunday. Other cities may have more (Open House London is on 16 and 17 September this year), but Fürth u…
Robert Gernhardt
Transblawg / Robert Gernhardt, who died of cancer on Friday at the age of 68, wrote ‘light’ or ‘nonsense’ and also more serious poetry. I have sometimes tried, not very successfully, to translate some into English. I think it could be tra…
Greeting people in Switzerland / Grüße in der Schweiz
Transblawg / Quote: Was sagen Sie einem Menschen, der im Garten arbeitet? [What do you say to a person who is working in his or her garden?] Older informants: - 4 x ‘Wachst’s?/Wott’s wachse?’ [Are your plants growing?] - 3 x ‘Brav!&#…
High Court - Oberster Gerichtshof?
Transblawg / BBC News: A High Court judge in London has reserved his ruling on a case that could lead to Bernie Ecclestone losing control of Formula One racing. F1Total.com-News (Werbespruch: Enjoy our fast world…): Der Oberste Gerichtshof in London hat heu…
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