The naming of Greenland might be viewed as a cautionary tale for advertising professionals.Continue reading Greenland
EVS Translations Blog
22 Aug /13
Moped
The word moped was introduced in Swedish by the journalist Harald Nielsen in 1952 as a combination of motor and pedal.Continue reading Moped
22 Aug /13
The Good Guys
“My daddy is a movie actor, and sometimes he plays the good guy, and sometimes he plays the lawyer” Malcolm Ford tells his preschool classmates what his father, actor Harrison Ford, does for a living.Continue reading The Good Guys
21 Aug /13
Penicillin
In the 1870s the physicist Joseph Lister noted the existence of a type of mould, penicillin notatum.Continue reading Penicillin
21 Aug /13
Chinese Whispers
As China becomes the focal point for more and more exporters, playing by China’s rules has never been more important.Continue reading Chinese Whispers