Not in source

The invisible borderland

Fifty years after a treaty to draw the border between Italy and Yugoslavia, a local newspaper investigates Translator was recently in northeastern Italy in the town of Gorizia – fifty...

Danish dating gets the ick

In Denmark, the global Gen Z slang “ick” has entered everyday dating language, replacing old Danish words for disgust and reshaping how young people talk about attraction, revulsion, and the...

The word that travelled empires

What Trump’s favourite word reveals about centuries of empire, economy, and exchange. Donald Trump has proudly declared “tariff” his fifth favourite word. At this point, many (including him) consider the word...

Bust-up in Bordeaux

Short work at one of Cognac’s ‘Big Three’. France’s cognac industry is buckling under the double whammy of tariffs and other trade measures placed on it by China and the...

Sign in

Join our movement

Become a member now to access exclusive content and get each new issue straight to your door.

Open-Minded

Register to receive:  

Language Curious

Everything in Open-Minded plus:

Polyglot

Everything in Language Curious plus:

Founding Member

Everything in Polyglot plus:

+ The opportunity to support journalism, writing and translation around the world (let us know if you want to give more!)