Monthly Archives: October 2009

Endangered languages: last chance to hear?

By admin | Published: 17 October 2009

A very interesting item from BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about endangered languages. At the moment, some 7,000 languages are spoken globally but some predict that number will shrink in the next few decades.

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We’re 1010th on 10:10 climate pledge!

By admin | Published: 13 October 2009

I’m delighted that WorldAccent is the 1010th business to sign up to the 10:10 campaign. The project’s bold aim is that by working together we can achieve a 10% cut in the UK’s carbon emissions in 2010. As a translation firm in London, we already have a global outlook dedicated to working together to achieve results. [...]

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Animation wraps New York in Turkish typesetting

By admin | Published: 5 October 2009

This only just falls within the scope of this blog, but I was struck by the cleverness and detail of this animation promoting a Turkish version of the New York Times. The video features some well known New York landmarks rendered using Turkish typesetting from the paper.