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AlboumSays

  1. If the word doesn't exist in English, then steal it, I say! (But how do you translate it?!)... fb.me/1H6FF2Yhs
  2. @100prayingwomen @PBS What? Was the concert stopped?
  3. @PBS Something happen? Maryland Public TV just cut off the concert. #MemDayPBS
  4. RT @lorithicke RT @rinaneeman: 8 words that may not mean what you think they mean bit.ly/KkvyZQ #translation #xl8 #language
  5. @grammarly @write_practice But the article clearly states that alright is alright. And that's how I was actually taught to write it. #Hmmm
  6. I seem to have a case of the wambles. buzzfeed.com/daves4/25-ever… #language
  7. That's a damn good question! :-) RT @KamiyaC1 why is it when you learn a new #language you automatically learn the swear words first?
  8. Thanks to the best #marketing firm we've ever had! RT @popcornicecream Happy #FF to the best #SmallBiz clients around - @AlboumSays
  9. I hate "molestia" and "disimular". RT @nikki_graham After yrs of translating from Sp>Eng there are still a few words.. #xl8
  10. Please follow @HOPE & ask your followers to do the same! We need our Mob of HOPE to grow for what's ahead! RT this! #DT @hope
  11. RT @JehanneHenin Extremism In Claims re: the Pursuit of Quality in Translation Is a Vice AKA Lying ow.ly/b8Pd8 by @VitekSteve #xl8
  12. Such suffering. Poor, poor you. (Envious. Seriously.) RT @andrewzimmern Bone marrow at Caesars in TJ twitpic.com/9ox7g9
  13. Not when you're referring to a 3 yr old & her underwear. RT @JaredRomey In #Spanish how do you say inside out & backwards? Is there a diff?
  14. Yes. But can I get a sample? RT @benandjerrys Behold! Our Raspberry Fudge Chunk Greek Frozen Yogurt! Can I get a "Yum?" twitter.com/benandjerrys/s…
  15. Gonzo, you should know better than to interpret in the 3rd person!... fb.me/1wFEqjfPY
  16. Thinking in a foreign language makes a decision more rational. See, honey? I told you I was right!... fb.me/Tx7zDdJS
  17. RT @acristob Two #translators on ship are talking. “Can you swim?” asks one. “No” says other, “but I can shout for help in nine languages.”
  18. RT @spielkamp RT @matthiasrascher: The 11 Worst Fast Food Restaurant Names. j.mp/LfHhWT #language #fail #funny