Taylor pp 202, 203
Although this is a journalistic text, the author uses a number of linguistic devices normally associated with literature (e.g. the headline involves the use of a pun). We could describe the genre as a journalism/literature hybrid.
Before looking at the text, you need to know something about:
Eire
The Gaeltacht
Thatcherism

What do you remember about drug , economic/economical and editor ?
Educated = colto , istruito Education = istruzione , formazione
Educato = polite, well-mannered Educazione = good upbringing, good manners
Maleducato = impolite, rude, ill-mannered
Vittorio Sgarbi is educated but he certainly isn’t educato .
Effective: can mean effettivo but is normally used in the sense of efficace .
Many doctors believe that homeopathic remedies are not effective.
Emotion: used in many ways but most commonly in the sense of sentimento .
Are women better than men at expressing their emotions?
Emotive ( quasi sempre in riferimento a parole ): che desta impressione , forse un’espressione di pregiudizio . We’ll call her an unmarried woman because
“spinster” is an emotive word.
Emotivo : emotional, e.g. an emotional reaction.
Sometimes translated as anxious or nervous: She’s a good student but she performed badly in the exam because she was so nervous.

THE DIARY OF A BRAVE TRANSLATOR VERILY IN LEG – PART 19
Our boss has a dictatorial way of conducting meetings. In theory we are all free to express our opinions but in practice the staff don’t have much voice in the chapter.
He pretends 100% agreement from us at all times and he won’t support even mild dissent. This is a problem for me because I’m used to saying mine without looking anyone in the face. Previous bosses appreciated my straight talking but not this one.
We have given him an English nickname – Mr Wright – because he thinks to have reason to sell. Why “Mr Wright”? Simple: because his first name is “Always”.

Our boss has a dictatorial way of conducting meetings. In theory we are all free to express our opinions but in practice the staff 1. don’t have much voice in the chapter
. He 2. pretends
100% agreement from us at all times and he won’t 3. support even mild dissent. This is a problem for me because I’m used to 4. saying mine 5. without looking anyone in the face .
Previous bosses appreciated my straight talking but not this one. We have given him an
English nickname – Mr Wright – because he 6. thinks to have reason to sell . Why “Mr
Wright”? Simple: because his first name is “Always”.
1. don’t have much say in things
2. expects
3. tolerate, put up with
4. speaking my mind
5. no matter who I have in front of me
6. thinks he is always right