Meaning

Pregnant clockwise in Chinese, Georgian, Portuguese, Thai, Afrikaans,  Albanian, Hebrew, Spanish, Russian.

Do the words we use to describe pregnancy reveal our feelings toward it?

Lifestyle & Belief

In Russian, the word for “pregnant” can mean “burdensome.” In Chinese, “pregnant” appears to imply “happiness.” But be careful reading too much meaning into these words, say linguists.In Russian, the word for “pregnant” can mean “burdensome.” In Chinese, “pregnant” appears to imply “happiness.” But be careful reading too much meaning into these words, say linguists.

Africans often miss out on resources because of lack of translations

Two interpreters sit between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Argentina's President de Kirchner.

Translating Birth, Love and Death

The World in Words
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The Language of Landscape

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They Might Be Giants: Watch What You Say

Arts, Culture & Media
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They Might Be Giants: Watch What You Say

Arts, Culture & Media

The members of They Might Be Giants have started keeping a list of meaningless phrases that prevent real communication. ?It is what it is? ? what does that mean, anyway?