French 🇫🇷 to English 🇬🇧 sworn translator.
Brit-born resident of 🇷🇪, traveller, scuba diver, tea drinker.
Blog: http://asmarttranslatorsreunion.wordpress.com/
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Catharine Cellier-Smart | Smart Translate
🇬🇧 Can you tell real British insults from fakes in this quiz?
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Researchers in the U.K. are working to document the country’s array of obscure invective.
🗣️ Some people can pick up new accents instantly. How do they do it?
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🇬🇧 Sorry. Sorry to bother you. Sorry for the delay. Sorry about the weather. Sorry for all of the above: what British people really mean when they say 'sorry'
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by @mikemaceacheran.bsky.social
🏆 Accents, awards and apologies: your May must-read with the month's essential stories about #language, #translation and #interpreting
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🇯🇲 MP’s attempt to speak #Jamaican in parliament sparks language row; parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about #language, legitimacy and postcolonial identity
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...
‼️ A staggering 44% of human #languages are endangered – with culture, tradition and whole ways of understanding the world at stake
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by @sophiasgaler.bsky.social
via @theguardian.com
🔡 Sramcbled wrods: the real reason you can still read jumbled text
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by @karenstollznow.bsky.social
via @aunz.theconversation.com
🫒 A look at the art of the much-loved pillar of French culture that is the 'apéro'.
A majority of French people even say it’s part of their national heritage.
But what are the etiquette rules to this beloved tradition?
And what do people drink and eat?
www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
⁉️ A classic locked-document murder mystery that only Detective Question Mark can solve
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by @ellecordova.bsky.social
💡 Why ‘smart’ products have started to look like the dumb choice
[So should I change my last name to "dumb"?]
nytimes.com/2026/05/14/m...
via @nytimes.com
I tried to learn to speak like an office worker in Cincinnati – what can the science of accents reveal to make it easier?
Here is your May 2026 round-up with the most interesting articles, news, and blog posts about language, translation and interpreting from the past month. The LA Times spoke to six interpreters who …
‘Typoglycemia’ is often shared online as a quirky insight into how our brains work. But this viral claim is only part of the story.
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This week we’re taking a look at a much-loved pillar of French culture: apéro. This ritual gathering takes place before dinner, typically between 6pm and 8pm, it’s a moment when friends, family, neigh...
