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The metric system, known officially as Système International d’Unités, or the International System (SI), is a standardised scheme used the world over. Well, almost. 
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This article collects the most interesting glossaries and dictionaries that have been published over the last month. Here you have a list with the most important terms in different fields, in order to provide you useful information on terminology, linguistics, translation and multilinguism.
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I'm fascinated with the idea of signs and symbols provoking a subliminal response in the viewer," he told The Huffington Post. "Some people are visual learners so anything that isn't just words on a page is helpful. I'm a designer so I'm always looking for ways of making things beautiful and easy to understand. My goal is just to provide a visual hook so the meaning can rest on it and hopefully help the word linger in the mind of the viewer.
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The Words of Relief (WoR) project was launched in Kenya in January, 2014. WoR, the first translation crisis relief network, attracted lots of attention from different organizations. Many thought it was a genius idea to ’close the communication gap that exists when the affected population and the crisis response aid worker do not speak the same language.’ They were excited that finally, some help had come their way and they didn’t have to worry about the language barrier anymore!
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Sanskrit, meaning ‘perfected’ or ‘refined’, is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, of of all attested human languages. It belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family. The oldest form of Sanskrit is Vedic Sanskrit that dates back to the 2nd millennium BCE.
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A recent European Commission press release gives clear and informative answers to some frequently asked questions on languages in Europe.
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An incorrigible liar is the worst kind of liar: one that is beyond the reach of correction or reformation. It's much better to have (or be) a corrigible one.
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We’ve come across so many informative infographics and handy interactive tools on the web recently that we felt it was time to share and celebrate them.
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Mi è capitato qualche volta di sentire parlare della difficoltà che molti incontrano nello studio delle lingue straniere e, in particolare, quando si trovano nella condizione di dover comunicare in lingua straniera. Che si tratti di lavoro, turismo, o semplicemente per capire il testo di una canzone, persone più anziane o anche più giovani si scontrano con questa lacuna che può essere frustrante e limitante. La reazione è di rabbia e ho sentito dire frasi del tipo “ma perché non imparano loro l’italiano?”. Segue quindi il rifiuto.
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On June 29th, the English Grammar Day 2015 will take place in the British Library in London. This conference, organized by UCL, will host many talks on grammar in our modern-day society. With topics varying from the grammar of London teenagers to children dictionaries and making meaning from grammar to language at the heart of teaching, a full programme is prepared for you with topics relevant to the current position of English grammar.
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Sometimes it’s hard for us humans to keep time in perspective. I suppose it’s a good thing—after all, if we were constantly thinking about the fact that we’ve been around for about 200,000 years and for 98.5% of that time we never wrote anything down, we probably wouldn’t be able to function in our day-to-day lives. As a side effect, however, we have trouble putting things into historical context or take account of relativity (see: the comic above). Also, if you’re like me, everything you learn slowly drips out of your ears at night, and you occasionally have to replenish the stocks.
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