Geography and language
Read wind numbers on a foreign weather broadcast before comparing them
A wind graphic can use knots, miles per hour, metres per second or a Beaufort force number.
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Geography and language journal articles — page 5
Choose a practical article about geography and language. These topic indexes complement the six-article journal pages.
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A car programme’s higher mpg and lower L/100 km can both mean better economy
Car programmes and reviews can quote miles per US gallon, miles per imperial gallon or litres per 100 kilometres.
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Read billion, milliard, lakh and crore in a news programme without changing the amount
A large number can be correct in two languages and still look inconsistent after a literal translation.
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A Japanese programme date may use an era year rather than a shortened Gregorian year
A Japanese date marked Reiwa 8 or 令和8年 refers to an era year, not the year 2008.
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Personal names in credits: keep the publisher’s order
A name in international programme credits may not follow the given-name then family-name pattern familiar to many English speakers.
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Different place names can identify the same destination
A presenter, a map and a subtitle can use different names for one place.
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