by Milbia Rodriguez My name is Milbia Rodriguez. I’ve been translating advertising, publicity and marketing material related with the entertainment industry for most of my translation career. I was always very interested in the “entertainment” industry and everything related to it. I took a workshop on subtitling and attended various presentations on the topic to […]
Canadian French vs. France’s French: A Thorny Issue
by Martin Fournier For two centuries until the Brits decided otherwise in 1761, Canada was a French colony called La Nouvelle-France. Lacking military power and the will of its then monarch, Louis XV, France gave up its North American possessions. So much for French résistance in the 18th century. Since then, Canadian French has evolved. […]