February 2009 World Clock: IWO JIMA
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This month marks the 64th anniversary of the raising of the flag by U.S. Marines and a Navy Corpsman on the island of Iwo Jima in the South Pacific. While the flag raising (pictured) seared one of the most indelible images of the war into the minds of many, much less is known about the obscure language that helped to win history's greatest and most tragic conflict. (Click here to read the full article)
Glückwünsche! ¡Felicitaciones! Congratulations...go out to Sharon Cohen of SafetyMate and Don Haumann of Oxbow Corporation. Sharon and Don were the first two people to find our cleverly hidden typo in last month's newsletter ;-) Finding typos is not always easy, because each person's brain tends to want to read what it thinks should be there and not always what is actually there. If you want to get in on the fun, we have hidden another typo in this month's newsletter.* Find it and be the first to tell us by email (ink@translators.com), and you'll win a Starbucks® gift card! * items in the LOST IN TRANSLATION feature are not part of this contest.
Did you know that thousands of languages were spoken by the indigenous peoples of North and South America before the arrival of the Europeans? (One can almost hear the Indian teenagers complaining on their way to language class). Over the last few centuries, these languages either died out on their own or were subjected to proactive efforts by the newcomers to extinguish them from society. They were eventually supplanted by English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Dutch. Considering the fact that the indigenous languages are little known and even less understood today, it's hard to imagine that they have a rich history and were spoken in North and South America for thousands of years. (Click here to read the full article)
It is believed that Ceviche, which is enjoyed in many Latin American countries, originated in Peru before the arrival of the Europeans
(Hotel in Tokyo, Japan) Is forbidden to steal hotel towels please. If you are not a person to do such thing is please not to read notis.
(Hotel lobby in Bucharest, Romania) The lift is being fixed for the next day. During that time we regret that you will be unbearable.
(Elevator in Leipzig, Germany) Do not enter the lift backwards, and only when lit up.
(Elevator in a Belgrade hotel) To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order.
Cape Town, South Africa There are few places in the world that offer mountain climbing and surfing all in the same day (Vancouver, British Columbia comes to mind) and fewer still that offer the mesmerizing beauty of Cape Town, South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa is as exotic as it is beautiful
One doesn't need the World Cup as an excuse to visit this amazing and exotic destination... (Click here to read the full article)
"Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is inevitably disappointed. " Albert Einstein
"Three things can't be hidden: coughing, poverty, and love." Yiddish proverb
"In love, there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek." French proverb
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