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It’s all Greek to them

By admin | Published: 25 May 2010

One of our studio spotted a howler on the behalf of his alma mater. Cambridge University classics faculty has just opened a shiny extension building. In keeping with their studies, the doors have been decorated with a quotation in ancient Greek. The quote is Aristotle, meaning “All men by nature desire to know”. Unfortunately whoever was [...]

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Sign that puts Italian translation off the rails!

By admin | Published: 24 August 2009

Here’s a little something to put a smile on your face for a Monday morning. One of WorldAccent’s studio team recently returned from holiday, having swapped Italian typesetting for the Italian countryside. As well as bringing back some delicious cake, he took a snap of this amusing sign from the door of his train compartment: Yes, that [...]