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Mots Maudits #6 : Filière
Research suggests that 3 in 5 consumers worldwide want to learn more about where their food comes from and how it is made . Conscious of...
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9 avr. 20212 min de lecture


Mots Maudits #5: The perils of solidarité
“Solidarité” is one of those curious terms that – although it translates word-for-word into English – is just far more common in French.
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27 janv. 20212 min de lecture


Mots Maudits #4: Mobilisation
Another look at false friends and misleading mates.
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19 janv. 20213 min de lecture


Mots Maudits #3: Intervenant
In this third instalment of my series on worrisome, wearying words I want to look at “ intervenant ”. Larousse provides the following...
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10 nov. 20202 min de lecture


Mots Maudits #2: Animer
The curious case of "animer”: A common word with a surprisingly elusive meaning.
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26 oct. 20202 min de lecture


Mots Maudits #1: Valoriser
Like any translator, I sometimes come across terms that make me hesitate between two (or more) potential interpretations.
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14 oct. 20203 min de lecture


The evolution of gender-inclusive language in French
The notion that a group of 99 women and 1 man should be referred to as “ils” never sat well with me.
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3 sept. 20203 min de lecture
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