Ian Hinchliffe, Ph.D, is a former lecturer in Swedish, a freelance translator and founder member of the Swedish Association of Professional Translators.Philip Holmes, Ph.D, (1944–2019) was Reader Emeritus in Scandinavian Studies at the University of Hull, UK.Sofia Malmgård, B.A., is an experienced translator, language consultant and author of Sveriges språkflora, a handbook for a multilingual society.