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Ron Pattinson in Franconia 6 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
It's been pointed out to me that Ron Pattinson has been down my way, and in fact as a beer lover (who eschews taking notes) he visits Franconia every year. Mind you, Franconia day six looks a bit like...
Style guide: gov.uk 5 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
Style guides are always fascinating. I wish I could forget about them, but various clients have different ideas about how they want English to be written, and on top of that I used to teach English gr...
Schwurgericht in English 1 Aug 2013 | 07:38 pm
I' ve been translating a text with a Schwurgericht in it. This is a term I haven't had to deal with in English since I taught translation up to 2002. This is what I used to tell my students: Schwurge...
Moher, marum, mohin? 21 Jul 2013 | 04:09 pm
So much has been written about the demolition of the banqueting hall in the Park Hotel in Fürth, and so little about the demolition of the MacDonalds branch on the ground floor, although the latter ha...
Stuart Bugg legal English workshops in Nuremberg 19 Jul 2013 | 05:33 pm
For details see below. See also Lawspeak, a monthly Legal English newsletter on contract and commercial matters. Nürnberg Seminar Workshops 2013 with Stuart Bugg Places (participants limited to 14 ...
J.K.Rowling - lawyer confidentiality 19 Jul 2013 | 05:22 pm
The Sunday Times reported last Sunday that a crime novel that appeared under the name of Robert Galbraith three months ago was actually by J.K.Rowling. She was said to be angry about the revelation. ...
Seagull/Möwe 8 Jul 2013 | 09:16 pm
Seagull through cloth roof of Eurotunnel terminal, Folkestone: Two seagulls through cloth roof etc.
Shitstorm 4 Jul 2013 | 12:58 pm
It's been widely reported in both the German and the British press (inter alia) that the Duden has included the new German word shitstorm. Shitstorm seems to be an American word for an internet uproar...
Banqueting hall before demolition/Festsaaldecke jetzt freigelegt. 30 Jun 2013 | 02:18 pm
I've mentioned the Festsaal in the Park Hotel before, but when I saw it the ceiling construction was hidden. The ceiling is pretty undamaged, but the (listed) banqueting hall doesn't fit into the ide...
EU drafting 29 Jun 2013 | 12:38 am
At both conferences we were recommended to look at the EU drafting guidelines: Joint practical guide of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission for persons involved in the drafting of ...
