Proofreading, Translation and Other Things

I thought it was high time that I provided you all with a sample of the German → English translations I offer. This particular piece was done as a favour to my friend, Emma, who is a marine biologist and the Ranger of Sanday . It's quite a sad topic, but interesting nonetheless. The original article can be read here . Eight sperm whales stranded  As many as eight young bulls have perished at the Wadden Sea at Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein. The animals were stranded around two kilometres from the dyke in Upper Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog - as the Coastal Protection, National Park and Marine Conservation Agency (the LKN) announced on Monday.  Up to eight sperm whales were stranded at the Wadden Sea  By: The German Press Agency dpa  Article posted: Monday, 01.02.2016 17:53  Source: Brunckhorst / LKN.SH / AFP  Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog. The animals, which were between nine and twelve metres long, were discovered on Sunday evening. An ...

“The only good thing to do with good advice is pass it on; it is never of any use to oneself.”  Oscar Wilde For my sins, I have been known to stop by Internet forums from time to time to offer my "two penneth" on various subjects. While there is, of course, no obligation to follow my advice, I'd like to think (without wishing to appear arrogant) that I'm pretty knowledgeable. Where the topic of travel is concerned, I am fortunate enough to have been to a number of countries around the world, and have met people from all walks of life.  Germany is probably the place that I am best qualified to comment on. I first visited it almost 20 years ago, and, like Geoff Hurst, have had a kind of "love affair" with "Deutschland" ever since. I went on to study German as part of my degree and have lived/worked there for the best part of a decade. Thus, my responses to Germany-related queries have been selected as the best answers on occasions.  ...