So yesterday, when I was looking for a copy of the UK Amateur Radio Licensing Regulations I happened to notice a few errors in the translation of the introductory bit in the French version, underneath the Licensee’s details box. In my capacity as a linguist, this got me thinking. While I am aware of the …
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And thus, it is official. Another scholastic year has ended, the results published and the summer holidays are already several weeks old (for some at least). What occurs now can shape the rest of my life. Come September, I’ll be living it up in Belgium (if the current political situation sustains itself that long) and …
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As I publish this as the latest instalment of randomosity to grace this website, I’ve just laid down my pen on the first set of multiple forms needed for next year’s séjour on the continent. Given the joint nature of my degree – BA Hons French and Spanish (Applied Languages) – it was necessary to …
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