To read the Riot Act/Jemandem die Leviten lesen
am 25.11.2004 von http://transblawg.euMichael Quinion’s World Wide Words had an entry this week on reading the Riot Act. These days, it’s just a figurative expression meaning to give an individual or …
Morganatic marriage/Ehe zur linken Hand
Transblawg / Recently, Michael Quinion’s World Wide Words newsletter took up the word morganatic. I’ve never been quite clear about the term, and no wonder - it turns out to be a German concept. Ehe zur linken Hand and Morgengabe mean slightly...
Proverbs / Sprichwörter
Transblawg / World Wide Words discusses the word perverb (or portmanteau proverb), meaning a perverse proverb, such as ‘Don’t count your chickens before you can walk’; and portmantreau proverbs, meaning those with one letter added, such as ̵
In case in British and American English
Transblawg / There is a difference in meaning of ‘in case…+ verb’ in common U.S. and British usage. A non-native speaker could make a confusing mistake here. I quote the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (1995 ed.), the best learners&#
Hut ab …
Heimspiel / … das blieb leider nur ein frommer Wunsch, aber auch mit Kopfbedeckung konnte ein stimmgewaltiger Bob Dylan am gestrigen Abend die zahlreichen Besucher der Düsseldorfer Philipshalle überzeugen. Besonders schön arrangiert: ‘Desolation R
A man called Carol
Transblawg / Carol Bennett’s Dictionary of Insurance has come out in the second edition (first edition was 1992). This was recommended on the LIFT mailing list (ITI legal and financial translators). Apparently Witherby’s Insurance Dictionary (1997, s
Statutory interpretation quiz/Quiz zur Gesetzesauslegung
Transblawg / Here’s a bizarre item on Quizilla. I’m afraid I can’t remember where I found it. I particularly liked the pepperoni pizza question: You are the Rule of Lenity! You interpret ambiguities in penal statutes in favor of the accused.
Anus motion/Übersetzungsprobleme
Transblawg / Matthew Baldwin of The Morning News reports - or reported - that Spanish-speaking drivers have been getting out of drunk driving cases because of a deficiency in Spanish-language cards used by traffic cops: “But the defense somehow got a copy
Anonymous Lawyer Weblog
Transblawg / Anonymous Lawyer is a wonderful read. I don’t know why I haven’t linked to it before. I have only read it sporadically too. Here’s some of the Thanksgiving post: I thought I would wish the people who read this a...
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