Louis Braille, a young French boy, was playing with a sharp awl in his father’s workshop when it slipped and wounded his eye.Continue reading Braille
EVS Translation Blog / Category: Word of the day
6 Sep /13
Summit
The first recorded use of the word summit came towards the end of the 15th century, as an adaptation of the French somete meaning the top of a hill.Continue reading Summit
5 Sep /13
Dude
It is likely that the word dude originated from quite an old English word – dudde.Continue reading Dude
4 Sep /13
Smorgasbord
Derived from the Swedish smorgas (bread and butter) and bord (table), this word conjures the image of a buffet with all manner of dishes, including open-faced sandwiches.Continue reading Smorgasbord
3 Sep /13
Algorithm
Over many centuries the central Asian state of Khwarezm gifted the world remarkable advances in the arts and sciences, one of which still bears its name today.Continue reading Algorithm