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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER The Linguist 29
OPINION & COMMENT
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Caught reading The Linguist
Mark Thompson MCIL CL, who coordinates
CIOL's Brazil Network, reads the newly
launched digital issue from his home office in
Vila Velha, Brazil, with views of the harbour
and surrounding mountains (right).
A J William Parr MCIL CL CSci sent in
this picture of him holding The Linguist
during one of his regular trips to the Paris
business district (far right). The iconic
structure in the background is the Grande
Arche de La Défense, inaugurated during
the bicentenary commemorations of the
French Revolution.
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Golden languages moments
Having just read the interesting article about
Bishop Nick Baines' linguistic ability (TL61,3),
I was minded to write and comment that I, in
fact, was in the interpreters' booth in
Stuttgart, when he mentioned the audience
of 12,000. The Bishop won't have listened to
the interpretation, obviously, but it was very
interesting interpreting for current German
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the
late Kofi Annan.
They spoke at Kirchentag, an annual four-
day Christian celebration, which moves from
major German city to major German city on
an annual basis, alternately hosted by the
German Protestant and Catholic churches.
Interpretation is provided at select venues
during Kirchentag and topics include
ecumenism, politics, the environment and, of
course, religious matters. I have had the
privilege of interpreting at seven venues
across Germany, often for very well known
figures, and I liked the interviewer's phrase
"golden languages moment"!
Heather Al-Jawad FCIL
Editor adds: Such fascinating work! If you
have a golden languages moment to share,
please email linguist.editor@ciol.org.uk.
Arabic error
Whoever created the graphic on page 3
(TL61,3) was evidently unaware that the
default settings in many standard graphics
applications fail to display Arabic text
correctly. (merhaban/'hello') is right;
مرحبا is wrong. It happens a lot – I've got a
collection of screenshots and photos!
Chris Thompson MCIL
Editor replies: We apologise for using this
image, which contained an error.
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Crossword solution
Puzzle, page 27
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