I’ve just taken the time to properly discover Stephen Fry‘s new-look website. (I don’t know what’s taken me so long!) Here’s a snippet from a recent treatise post on language, where Fry describes some of the social, cultural and literary ingredients that have contributed to his distinctive voice. I can’t think of a better way to explain the layers of information (“linguistic strata”) that a translator sifts through and then transfers on a daily basis. [Read more…]