Our top five language stories this month: Why Google Translate rules, and why human translators shouldn't feel threatened; a weight-loss company advertizes for Product Testing Associates, whose sole task is to eat more food -- not the first time an employer has over-egged the job title pudding; there's evidence that certain accents are less welcome than others in corporate boardrooms; India's economic rise and linguistically mixed marriages mean that fewer young Indians speak the languages of their parents; and French citizens vote on new words for "buzz", "chat", and "newsletter."
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