Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Metropolitan Police: 16 languages, 12 flags

Posted on September 27, 2011 by James

The Metropolitan Police website provides language content in 16 languages other than English: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Somali, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese. That’s quite a diverse range of content. From the homepage, a neat … Continue reading →

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Do you speak American?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by James

While visiting Salzburg, Austria in May 2011, I saw this sign in a shop window: Do you speak American? While I live in the United Kingdom, I’m originally from Australia. And one thing many Australians share with the British (along with many … Continue reading →

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