The word intelligentsia was first used in Russia around 1840 to describe society’s intellectual elite.Continue reading Intelligentsia
EVS Translation Blog / Category: – F-K
3 Oct /13
John Trevisa
Today Word of the Day celebrates not a word but the talent of those who unlock the doors between languages and cultures.Continue reading John Trevisa
2 Oct /13
Gerontology
The idea that old age was a topic worthy of serious study was promoted by Frenchman Michel Chevreul, whose life’s work also included pioneering analysis of contrasting colours and of cholesterol.Continue reading Gerontology
30 Sep /13
Filibuster
When Ted Cruz the junior Republican Senator for Texas spoke for 21 hours to obstruct healthcare proposals last week, he was writing the latest chapter in an unusual US Senate tradition.Continue reading Filibuster
20 Sep /13
Karate
The first reference in English to karate was by Ernest Harrison, an English journalist and part time translator whose hobbies also included wrestling.Continue reading Karate
