Apple – the iconic brand? Did the name originate from a ride through an apple orchard or the love of the Beatles who recorded under the Apple Records label? The latest Jobs biography indicates the former, with descriptions of Jobs’ “fruitarian diet”.Continue reading Apple
EVS Translation Blog / Category: Word of the day
14 Jun /13
Down’s syndrome
Having worked in the family apothecary, John Down wanted to be a chemist, but in the middle of the 1800s, this was a virtually impossible career option.Continue reading Down’s syndrome
12 Jun /13
Kalashnikov
“No matter what they do in Russia, it turns out looking like a Kalashnikov” Vladimir Putin When President Putin commented last week that Russia’s Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games looked like a Kalashnikov rifle, he was referring to one of his country’s most famous brands.Continue reading Kalashnikov
11 Jun /13
Plimsoll/Plimsoll Line
Health and safety campaigners often make as many enemies as admirers, and Samuel Plimsoll had to fight a bitter battle to make nineteenth century shipbuilders toe the line.Continue reading Plimsoll/Plimsoll Line
