The music industry spells it "mic" because that's how it's spelled on the equipment. ... New Yorker style for "microphone" in its abbreviated form is "mike."I found this both interesting and instructive.
This blog focuses on a small niche in the language services market, namely the adaptation between French and English (and to some extent other language pairs) of technical journalism for clients who seek to influence a clearly definied readership. Typical projects include website localisation, press releases and technical articles designed to shape opinions rather than simply inform. My blog is also a repository for occasional items of interest to translators and linguists in general.
04 May 2016
Mary Norris clarifies "mic" vs "mike"
In her TED Talk entitled Mary Norris: The nit-picking glory of The New Yorker's Comma Queen, Mary clarifies "mic" vs "mike" as follows:
ChatGPT, a drafting aid for translation by emulation
On 17 October 2011, I published the first of two posts summarising my general approach to the type of translation/adaptation services I was ...
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OSASCOMP = Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, Material, Purpose QOSASCOMP = Quantity, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Colour, Origin, ...
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Under the heading How To Do World Domination Right: 5 Tips For Better Localization , Jessica Stillman, a contributor to the Forbes blog , p...
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I've been looking for comments and information on the trend adopted by some newspapers and magazines regarding kickers, straplines, or w...