Necessity is the mother of invention

"Difficult situations inspire ingenious solutions."

I had already written several separate files and then I wanted to change a word that was frequently repeated in most of the files. This necessity prompted me to investigate whether there was a software that could do it - et voilà!  This software existed: "Word Batch Replacer". Simple to use and effective! My problem was solved. Thank you, developers, for having thought about this necessity! 

http://www.opilsoft.com/wordbatchreplacer/

Amongst and whilst

These days, it’s always “among” and “while”.

Which or that?

Whether it’s “which” or “that” depends on whether you want to listen to the convention police. You’re not wrong if you ignore it, but the convention is to reserve “which” for non-defining relative clauses (“The couch, which has a stain on it, is dirty”), and “that” for defining relative clauses (“Here is a couch that has a stain on it”). If it’s between commas or after a comma, err on the side of “which”.

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Yves Champollion, WordFast Developer

Se no presente vivermos para o futuro, nunca viveremos de fato.

“Let each of us examine his thoughts; he will find them wholly concerned with the past or the future. We almost never think of the present, and if we do think of it, it is only to see what light it throws on our plans for the future. The present is never our end. The past and the present are our means, the future alone our end. Thus we never actually live, but hope to live, and since we are always planning how to be happy, it is inevitable that we should never be so.” – Blaise Pascal
"Quase não pensamos no presente; e, quando pensamos, é só para tirar dele a luz para dispor do futuro. O presente nunca é o nosso fim. Assim, não vivemos nunca, mas esperamos viver."

Granny went to...Port of Dover

http://grannygoesto.blogspot.com.br/
My workstation:

Vc sabe que é um tradutor quando...

...se identifica totalmente com esta música:

5000 Words

FIVE THOUSAND WORDS
(Lyrics and music © by Sharon Neeman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9KbQyrxSIo

Eu vou para Maracangalha, eu vou!

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

Mark Zuckerberg:

-  Leonardo da Vinci

Granny goes to...Pasargada

http://grannygoesto.blogspot.com.br

Blog / Vlog / Flog

Blog: Diário virtual em que o blogger [blogueiro] escreve sobre o dia-a-dia.

Vlog: Quando as postagens predominantes são vídeos feitos pelo vlogger [vlogueiro], geralmente de frente para uma câmera.

Flog: Quando as mensagens são transmitidas basicamente por fotos [Instagram, Flickr, Picasa, etc.] feitas pelo flogger.[flogueiro]..

Alguns blogs podem ter vlogs e flogs juntos. Mas nem todos os floggers ou vloggers tem necessariamente um blog.

Wise Words

"Sometimes when things seem to be falling apart, they may actually be falling into place." (unknown)

"If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you will find an excuse."  (unknown)

DESpender / DISpêndio / DISpendioso

Despender

Correto: Não posso despender muito tempo com esse assunto.

O verbo despender (que significa “gastar”, “empregar”, “desembolsar”) escreve-se com “e” e não com “i”.

ATENÇÃO: Dispêndio (gasto, despesa) e dispendioso escrevem-se com "i".

Exemplos:

- Para consertar o carro terei de despender muito dinheiro porque o conserto é muito dispendioso. Isso exigirá  um grande dispêndio de tempo e de dinheiro.

Neck Exercise

Por isso ou porisso?

Correto:        por isso.

Errado:         porisso

Ex.:  

Tenho que viajar, por isso não poderei ir à reunião amanhã.

Esportes

Archery – Arco e flecha

Athletics – Atletismo

Badminton – Badminton

Basketball – Basquete

Beach Volley – Vôlei de praia

Boxing – Boxe

Canoeing – Canoagem

Cycling – Ciclismo

Diving – Mergulho

Equestrian – Equitação

Fencing – Esgrima

Field Hockey – Hockey no campo

Football  (ou soccer) – Futebol

Gymnastics – Ginástica

Handbal – Handebol

Judo – Judô

Modern Pentathlon – Pentatlo

Rowing – Remo

Sailing – Vela

Shooting – Tiro ao alvo

Swimming – Natação

Synchronized Swimming – Nado sincronizado

Table Tennis – Tênis de mesa

Taekwondo – Taekwondo

Tennis – Tênis

Triathlon – Triatlo

Volleyball – Vôlei

Water Polo – Polo Aquático

Weightlifting – Levantamento de peso

Wrestling – Luta Greco-Romana

Feliz Natal e Ano Novo!

Que ainda em 2014, 2015 e em todos os anos chova muito em sua horta, rua e represa.

Rationale / basis / reasons / reasoning

razões, justificativa, fundamentação, motivo/razão subjacente [an underlying reason]: an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena; an underlying reason :  basis
E.g.: 
The rationale for starting the school day an hour later is that kids will supposedly get an extra hour of sleep.
The rationale underlying legislative decisions to make an appropriation statutory in the first instance vary. Reasons include:..
They told everyone the reasoning behind the decision.
a conclusion based on fallacious reasoning
Humans possess the power of reasoning.

"Por si só" / "por si sós"

Como não havia ninguém que conseguisse resolver o problema, acabou se resolvendo por si só.

Há processos que não andam por si sós, na forma da lei processual. Eles precisam de um impulso.

..

Aceito / aceitado / aceite?

ACEITO /ACEITADO

Estas duas palavras existem na língua portuguesa e estão corretas. São duas formas equivalentes do particípio do verbo aceitar, que é um verbo abundante. Aceitado é o particípio regular e aceito é o particípio irregular. O verbo aceitar se refere ao ato de receber, concordar, acatar, suportar, assumir e reconhecer. A palavra aceito pode ser ainda o verbo aceitar conjugado na 1.ª pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo.

A forma regular (aceitado) se emprega preferencialmente na voz ativa com os verbos auxiliares ter ou haver.

A forma irregular (aceito) se emprega preferencialmente na voz passiva com os verbos auxiliares ser ou estar.

Exemplos:

·       Temos aceitado esta situação por falta de meios para a mudar.

·       A direção já havia aceitado aquele funcionário para preencher aquela vaga.

·       O requerimento já está aceito?

·       O que é preciso fazer para ser aceito por este grupo?

Mais!

ACEITE
A forma irregular do particípio do verbo aceitar pode ser formada pelas palavras aceito, aceita ou aceite, sendo estas três hipóteses igualmente corretas.

Exemplos:

·       O requerimento foi aceito.

·       O requerimento foi aceite.

·       A proposta foi aceita.

·       A proposta foi aceite.

"quanto antes" ou "o quanto antes"?

“Quanto antes”é a forma correta da expressão, e não “o quanto antes”.

Correto:

     "Vá quanto antes" 

    "Termine o serviço quanto antes"

    "Neste Natal, procure fazer comprasquanto antes"

Errado:

    "Vá o quanto antes"

   "Termine o serviço o quanto antes"

   "Neste Natal, procure fazer compras o quanto antes"

"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough."

- Author anonymous

Unmeasurable vs. immeasurable

Unmeasurable means, specifically not able to be measured objectively. We use this one in the literal sense: “the immense lizard was unmeasurable with the tiny ruler in the standard lizard measuring kit”; “the sea trench in which the angler fish lived was of an unmeasurable depth”.

Immeasurable means, a bit less specifically, too large, extensive or extreme to measure. We should reserve this one for the more figurative sense (otherwise there’s no point in having two different words): ” the immeasurable mercy of their god”; “he had immeasurable ambition”.

observance vs. observation

observance (noun):

the practice of following a custom, rule, law, etc.

an act that is part of a ceremony or ritual

a customary practice, rite, or ceremony observances
a rule governing members of a religious order

an act or instance of following a custom, rule or law: observance of the speed limits
an act or instance of watching

Examples:

observance  of this family tradition would make your grandmother very happy
observance of the smoking ban in public buildings
  

observation (noun):

a statement about something you have noticed : a comment or remark

the act of careful watching and listening : the activity of paying close attention to someone or something in order to get information

something you notice by watching and listening

an act or instance of observing a custom, rule, or law

an act of recognizing and noting a fact or occurrence often involving measurement with instruments 
a record or description so obtained

a judgment on or inference from what one has observed;broadly :  remark, statement

the condition of one that is observed 
— ob·ser·va·tion·al  adjective

— ob·ser·va·tion·al·ly adverb

Examples:

I'm not criticizing that kind of clothing. I'm just making an observation about the style.

Her constant observations about the weather bored me.

These facts based on close observation of the birds in the wild.

Observations made using the telescope have led to new theories.

Some interesting observations came from the study.

He recorded his observations in a notebook.

acknowledge vs. recognize

acknowledge (transitive verb):
to say that you accept or do not deny the truth of existence of (something)
to regard or describe (someone or something) as having or deserving a particular status
to tell or show someone that something (such as a letter or message) has been received
to recognize the rights, authority, or status of
to disclose knowledge of or agreement with
to express gratitude or obligation for <acknowledge a gift
to take notice of  acknowledge my greeting
to make known the receipt of <acknowledge a letter
to recognize as genuine or valid 
Examples:
They acknowledged that the decision was a mistake.
Do you acknowledge that you caused this mess?
They readily acknowledged their mistake.
She won't acknowledge responsibility for her actions
He quickly acknowledges all of my e-mails when he receives them.
Please acknowledge receipt of this letter.
She acknowledged the gift with a card.
She acknowledged his greeting with a smile.

recognize (transitive verb):
to know and remember (someone or something) because of previous knowledge or experience
to accept or be aware that (something) is true or exists
to accept and approve of (something) as having legal or official authority
to acknowledge formally as
to admit as being lord or sovereign
to admit as being of a particular status
to admit as being one entitled to be heard :  give the floor to
to acknowledge the de facto existence or the independence of
to acknowledge or take notice of in some definite way: as
to acknowledge with a show of appreciation 
to acknowledge acquaintance with 
to perceive to be something or someone previously known 
to perceive clearly :  realize

adj: recognizable

adv: recognizably 

noun; recognizability

noun: recognizer 

"The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end." - Leon Trotsky

30 SEPTEMBER: TRANSLATOR'S DAY

Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus was born at Stridon around 347.

He was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, who also became a Doctor of the Church. The son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia, he led a life of incessant activity in literary production and is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the Vulgate), and his commentaries on the Gospel of the Hebrews. His list of writings is extensive.

Recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Lutheran Church, and the Church of England (Anglican Communion). Saint Jerome's Day is commemorated on 30 September with a memorial. 

            
He is recognized as the patron saint of translators, librarians and encyclopedists.

City, town, village or hamlet?

In the UK:

A CITY has a cathedral or a university or both.
A TOWN has a market
A VILLAGE doesn’t have a cathedral or a market but it will have a church
A HAMLET is very small with only a handful of houses and usually doesn’t have any shops or other services.

A Hamlet is a small settlement that does not contain a place of worship.
It becomes a village when a church is founded.
A village becomes a town when an administrative body exists, e.g. a Town Council, by which time several differing denominations of Church might exists.
A city is anywhere with a Cathedral.

In the USA:
Generally in the urban heirarchy, villages are smaller than towns and towns are smaller than cities but each country has its own definition of a city and an urban area.
Usually:
Hamlet - 1,000 - 9,999 
Village - 10,000 - 99,999 
Town - 100,000 - 999,999 
City - 1,000,000 - 9,999,000 
Metropolis - 10,000,000+ 

"Man is the measure of all things" - Protagoras

Meaning that there is no truth but that which individuals deem to be the truth.
"O homem é a medida de todas as coisas."