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Expat Diaries: (not) Driving Home for Christmas
Earlier on in the year, I booked the last 3 weeks of the year off work. Firstly, because I needed to use my holidays up. Secondly, I was still cautiously optimistic that the second wave of the pandemic would be better and we would get our chance to travel back…
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Language: Hilarious Film Title Translations
This week, I’m taking a look at some German film title translations that, when translating back into English, provide some giggles. Why do film titles get translated? Simply put, money and marketing. While there are linguistic and cultural elements linked to the translation of many film titles, commercial marketing and…
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Personal: 28 Years Later (lessons learned)
It was my birthday yesterday. I turned 28. And I had two thoughts. Holy f*** I’m already 28 Holy f*** am I only just 28?! The last decade has been tumultuous, to say the least. The last 12-18 months have escalated it to a whole new level. I think I…
