View of part of the Fujairah Corniche and the Hajar Mountains in the Background

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Lost in Translation

A new book written by Australian Richard Woolcott, concerns the perils of translating English into other languages.

A Gulf News article ‘English as an ‘Undiplomatic’ Language’ (30 August 2007) offers a few humorous tasters.

Image: Author, Richard Woolcott, former Australian diplomat and head of the Foreign Service.