The Little Prince

"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."

BUQUITÚ

Continuando o post abaixo: outro dia um cliente pediu a versão de uma apresentação em PowerPoint para o inglês com palavras bem “Plain English” porque ele tinha certeza que o nível de inglês da audiência, formada por brasileiros e cidadãos de várias outras nacionalidades, não ia além do “Book Two”.   O inverso também é verdadeiro: na tradução de manuais técnicos para o português, é preciso considerar que o manual será consultado pelo pessoal de manutenção e, portanto, o texto precisa ser simples e claro.

Double words - is is, had had, that that – are they correct?

Quando o texto requer uma palavra repetida acabo reescrevendo a frase porque, como muitos dos meus clientes tem um conhecimento  limitado do idioma, iriam certamente achar que era um erro e possivelmente eliminar a palavra repetida.
                    Exemplos de construções corretas:
had had
      If I had had the opportunities that you had I wouldn't have done what you did.
      She would have traveled around the world if she had had more money.
      We had had that car for ten years before it broke down
is is
      There is nothing between them and trying to imply there is is simply wishful thinking.
      Exactly how long a stadia is is unknown.
      Everything that is, is because other things are.
that that
      I know that that is not easy to understand.
      That that should be me is unbelievable.
      What you have to accept is that that talk exists in the community.
      I'm glad and sad that that's over.
      I know that that school is that famous because of its rules.

STANCE / STAND

stance: (n): The attitude or position of a standing person or animal, especially the position assumed by an athlete preparatory to action. Mental posture; point of view: "It has also toughened its stance toward foreign investors"
stand (n): A position or opinion one is prepared to uphold: must take a stand on environmental issues

Novilíngua da Diplomacia Ambiental no G20

CBDR = principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities
G-77 = Grupo dos 130 países pobres e emergentes; inclui Brasil e China
JUSCANZ =Japão, Estados Unidos, Canada, New Zealand
LDC = países mais pobres
MOI = meios de implementação
ODA = assistência oficial ao desenvolvimento (Nações em ascensão passam de recebedoras a prestadoras de ODA
ODS = Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável
PNUMA = Programa das Nações Unidas para o Meio Ambiente
SCP =padrões sustentáveis de produção e consumo
agreed ad ref = acordado por todos
economia verde = correto: “economia verde no contexto do desenvolvimento sustentável e da erradicação da pobreza”
“Assim, o Juscanz afirma ao G-77 que não quer saber de dar dinheiro para o MOI porque afinal já contribui com ODA, que vai quase toda para os LDCs. O G-77, por sua vez, alega as CBDR e reclama dos SCP.”

FATHER'S DAY IN THE UK

Beverage coaster

A coaster, drink coaster, beverage coaster, drink mat, dripmat, or beermat [bolacha], is an article used to rest beverages upon. The main purpose is to protect the surface of a table or any other surface where users might place their beverage.

KEEP CALM AND...

blog on
call me
code on
cook on
do it yourself
enjoy
marry on
muddle on
relax
run
say it plainly
waltz on

COLLUSION, COLLUDE

Top XX banks accused of colluding on ATM fees
The lawsuit, filed in federal court, alleges Bank of XX, YYY and ZZZ worked with XXCredit Card to artificially set high rates on ATM transactions. They were able to collude successfully for some time to increase their profits.
An agreement among firms over production and price is called collusion, and the group of firms acting in unison is called a cartel.
collusion = conivência
collude = atuar em conluio
em conluio = in collusion with

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee - 2 - 5 June

                Celebrations and Events:

Marking 60 years of The Queen's reign, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations will centre around an extended weekend on 2, 3, 4 and 5 June.

http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/
Comemore com um sanduíche real de pepino!

"We tend to get what we  expect." ( Norman Vincent Peale)