Count Smorltalk combats an invasive alien species You know what, for a man of few words, I don’t half talk a lot. It’s an occupational hazard for interpreters, talking a lot. Conversely, our punters do an awful lot of listening. Day in and day out they listen to us. On and on and on. So you’d be forgiven for thinking that an essential component of...
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An American conference interpreter writes to Count Smorltalk: “As a Brit you are at a major advantage – you have to make a third of the effort that I do as an interpreter into American English.” Dear Count Smorltalk, I have been reading your column with great interest and enjoyment for some months now. Although I have no idea as...