Halloween is a shortening of “hallowed evening” and dates back to a time when the Celtic calendar celebrated the beginning of the new year on November 1st.Continue reading Halloween
EVS Translation Blog / Category: – F-K
22 Oct /13
Glitterati / Glitzy
In the 1950s, fashionable figures in the world of show business became known as the glitterati.Continue reading Glitterati / Glitzy
21 Oct /13
John Stevens – translator of the day
John Stevens (1662 – 1726) was an accomplished translator of Latin and French, and is perhaps most notable as one of the first scholars to take Spanish language works into English.Continue reading John Stevens – translator of the day
15 Oct /13
Folklore
William Thoms (1803 – 1885) was an avid collector and publisher of English stories, starting with his three-volume book Early Prose Romances which included tales of Faustus and Robin Hood.Continue reading Folklore
11 Oct /13
Kumquat / cumquat
This small and somewhat bitter orange-coloured citrus fruit was first identified in 1699 by the British explorer William Dampier.Continue reading Kumquat / cumquat