Tea for Two

The Final File

Time to leave geeks’ paradise... Arabella Merryweather was played by Felicity Houlbrooke. Alex was played by Alex Morgan The wizard was played by Alex Morgan Music and effects by Epidemicsounds.com References: Time Maps. The Phoenicians. Online. 2020. Viewed 1/07/20. https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/phoenicians/ [https://www.timemaps.com/civilizations/phoenicians/] “Tuchus.” Merriam-Webster.com [http://merriam-webster.com/] Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuchus [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tuchus]. Accessed 01 Aug. 2020. The British Museum. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Rosetta Stone. Online. 2017. Viewed 02/07/20. https://blog.britishmuseum.org/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-rosetta-stone/ [https://blog.britishmuseum.org/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-rosetta-stone/] Wikipedia. Ptolemy V Epiphanes. Online. 2020. Viewed 02/07/20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_V_Epiphanes [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_V_Epiphanes] MICHAEL QUINION. World Wide Words. How bona to vada your eek! Online. 1996. Viewed 02/07/20. http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/polari.htm [http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/polari.htm] ERIN MCCARTHY. Mental Floss. 11 Dothraki Words and Phrases Every Game of Thrones Fan Should Know. Online. Feb 22, 2019. Viewed 03/07/20. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/574048/game-of-thrones-dothraki-language-phrases-to-know [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/574048/game-of-thrones-dothraki-language-phrases-to-know] Wikipedia. Aurora. Online. 2020. Viewed 04/07/20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora] Wikipedia. Italy. Online. 2020. Viewed 04/70/20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy#Italian_unification [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy#Italian_unification] Wikipedia. Polari. Online. 2020. Viewed 05/07/20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari#Naff [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari#Naff] Wikipedia. Uralic Languages. Online. 2020. Viewed 05/07/20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uralic_languages#Genetic_evidence [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uralic_languages#Genetic_evidence] Wikipedia. Old Norse. Online. 2020. Viewed 05/07/20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Norse [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Norse] THE EDITORS OF ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA (INC VIRGINIA GORLINSKI). Britannica. Yiddish Language. Online. 2020. Viewed 06/07/20. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yiddish-language [https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yiddish-language]t

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Put that in your wizard’s pipe and smoke it... Performed by Alex Morgan. Music and sounds by Epidemicsounds.com References: Hiswelókë's Sindarin dictionary, Compiled, edited and annotated by Didier Willis. Online. Viewed 26/06/20. https://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-en-sd.html [https://www.jrrvf.com/hisweloke/sindar/online/sindar/dict-en-sd.html]e "Arabic – Ethnologue" [https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ara]. Ethnologue. Simons, Gary F. and Charles D. Fennig (eds.). 2018. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 21st edition. Archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20160105171142/https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ara] from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018. Wikidepia. Online. Viewed 26/06/20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_language], https://quicksilvertranslate.com/2554/basque-words-in-english?doing_wp_cron=1592840652.8962969779968261718750 [https://quicksilvertranslate.com/2554/basque-words-in-english?doing_wp_cron=1592840652.8962969779968261718750], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy#Italian_unification [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy#Italian_unification], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibberish [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibberish] STEPHEN WHITELEY. Basque Words in English. Quicksilver Translate. Online. 31/12/2013. Viewed 25/06/20. https://quicksilvertranslate.com/2554/basque-words-in-english?doing_wp_cron=1592840652.8962969779968261718750 [https://quicksilvertranslate.com/2554/basque-words-in-english?doing_wp_cron=1592840652.8962969779968261718750] translator.eu [http://translator.eu/]. English -> Klingon. Online. Viewed 28/06/20. https://www.translator.eu/english/klingon/translation/ [https://www.translator.eu/english/klingon/translation/] JACOPO PRISCO, CNN. CNN Style - How do you design a language from scratch?. Online. 3rd July 2018. Viewed 29/06/20. https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/star-trek-klingon-marc-okrand/index.html [https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/star-trek-klingon-marc-okrand/index.html] "Fuck." OED Online [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OED_Online]. Draft Revision, June 2008. Oxford University Press [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_University_Press]. Online. Viewed 28/06/20. OED.com [http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50090566]http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/march-2008-update/ [http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/march-2008-update/] The Free Dictionary by Farlix. Sociolinguistics. Online. 2003-2020. Viewed 30/06/20. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sociolinguisitcs [https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Sociolinguisitcs] BrailleWorks. History of Braille. Online. 2020. Viewed 30/06/20. https://brailleworks.com/braille-resources/history-of-braille/ [https://brailleworks.com/braille-resources/history-of-braille/]

Tea for Two

Ooohhhhhhh...don’t mind if I do... Arabella Merryweather was played by Felicity Houlbrooke. Music and sounds by Epidemicsounds.com References: Afternoon tea.co.uk [http://tea.co.uk/]. Online. 2020. Viewed 20/06/20. https://afternoontea.co.uk/information/what-is-high-tea/ [https://afternoontea.co.uk/information/what-is-high-tea/] GUARDIAN.CO.UK, DOMINIC WATT. Semantic Enigmas. Online. 2011. Viewed 20/06/20. https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-3153,00.html [https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-3153,00.html] DOUGLAS HARPER. Etymology Online. Online. 2001-present. Viewed May 2020. https://www.etymonline.com [https://www.etymonline.com/] CHRISTOPHER KLEIN. The Sweet History of Chocolate. Online. Aug 22, 2018. Viewed 21/06/20. https://www.history.com/news/the-sweet-history-of-chocolate [https://www.history.com/news/the-sweet-history-of-chocolate] BEN JOHNSON. Historic UK, Afternoon Tea. Online. Visited 21/06/20. https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Afternoon-Tea/ [https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Afternoon-Tea/] MANDY BARROW. Project Britain. Online. 2014. Viewed 21/06/20. http://projectbritain.com/flowers.html [http://projectbritain.com/flowers.html] ERIC T. Culinary Lore. Online. June 9, 2018. Viewed 22/06/20. https://culinarylore.com/drinks:whats-the-difference-between-a-tisane-and-a-decoction/ [https://culinarylore.com/drinks:whats-the-difference-between-a-tisane-and-a-decoction/] ROBIN MCKIE. The Observer: How do you pronounce ‘scone’, to rhyme with ‘cone’ or ‘gone’? It depends where you’re from. Online. April 23, 2017. Viewed 22/06/20. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/23/how-do-you-pronounce-scone-answer-says-a-lot-english-language-day-shakespeare-birthday [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/23/how-do-you-pronounce-scone-answer-says-a-lot-english-language-day-shakespeare-birthday]

The Peacock has Landed

Bon joor? Bone jowar? Bong zhoor? BONJOUR! Justin Case was played by Paul Sandys Gudrun Schneider was played by Rachel Morgan Music and effects by Epidemicsounds.com References: 1. Alex’s bizarre mind. 2. KAREN LEONG. Peacock Plume; A Short History of the Croissant. Online. Sept 12, 2016. Visited 07/06/20. http://peacockplume.fr/arts-culture/croissant-really-french [http://peacockplume.fr/arts-culture/croissant-really-french] 3. ACADÉMIE FRANÇAISE. Online. Visited 06/07/20. http://www.academie-francaise.fr [http://www.academie-francaise.fr/] 3. DOUGLAS HARPER. Etymology Online. Online. 2001-present. Viewed May 2020. https://www.etymonline.com [https://www.etymonline.com/] 4. HENRIETTE WALTER. L'Aventure des langues en Occident - Leur origine, leur histoire, leur géographie (préface d'André Martinet), Robert Laffont, 1994 (ISBN [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number] 978-2-2210-5918-0 [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A9cial:Ouvrages_de_r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence/978-2-2210-5918-0]) (prix spécial de la Société des gens de lettres [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_des_gens_de_lettres] et grand prix des lectrices de Elle [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elle_(magazine)]) : une présentation accessible des différentes langues parlées en Europe, avec leur origine et leur évolution. Quelques exercices pour tester ses connaissances.

Biting the Wax Tadpole

Still hanging. Need some fried carbs, and good chat. Pocari Sweat, anyone? This episode contains some swearing Britney was played by Helen Keeley Music and effects by Epidemicsounds.com References: 1. INC, GEOFFREY JAMES. 20 Epic Fails in Global Branding. Online. 2020. Viewed 19/05/20. https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/the-20-worst-brand-translations-of-all-time.html 2. BUSINESS NEWS DAILY, SKY SCHOOLEY. Lost in Translation: 10 International Marketing Fails. Online. August 12th, 2019. Visited 19/05/20. https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5241-international-marketing-fails.html 3. BLOGGER, JERILYN. ARTIST CHICK. Clairol “Mist Stick” in Germany “Manure Stick”. Online. 2007. Visited 20/05/20.   http://jmo83.blogspot.com/2007/04/clairol-in-germany.html?m=1 4. GLANTZ DESIGN. Say What??? Campaigns that Failed To Translate. Online. 2008-20. Visited 20/05/20. https://glantz.net/blog/campaigns-that-failed-to-translate/ 5. SNOPES.COM. Did the Chevrolet Nova Fail to Sell in Spanish-Speaing Countries?. Online. 3rd April 1999. Visited 20/05/20. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chevrolet-nova-name-spanish/ 6. LISTEN & LEARN BLOG. The Funniest Food Translations. Online. 2007-2020. Visited 22/05/20. https://www.listenandlearnusa.com/blog/the-funniest-food-translations/ 7. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST. JULIAN RYALL. Pocari Sweat: how the iconic sports drink, huge in Asia, became one of Japan’s most successful beverages. Online. 30th November 2019. Visited 22/05/20. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3039792/pocari-sweat-how-iconic-sports-drink-huge-asia-became-one