A linguist friend recently asked me if I was familiar with the etymology of the word „vaccine.“ (Yes, linguists talk about this in general conversation). I wasn’t, and she enlightened me. It’s from the Latin for „cow“ – vacca –…
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Translation Teamwork
In the imagination, one often pictures the translator as a lone wolf, a quiet sort of person who thrives on solitude and sits, shoulders stooped, in a lonely garret whilst poring over books and making painstaking decisions about the right…
Festivals and Traditions in Switzerland
My translation of the charming Feste & Bräuche in der Schweiz – written by Barbara Piatti, illustrated by Yvonne Rogenmoser, and published by NordSüd – appeared in May 2020. More information at: https://nord-sued.com/programm/festivals-traditions-switzerland/