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Do dogs understand humans?
Do dogs understand humans? Have you ever wondered "do dogs understand humans"? The simple answer is yes, they do understand a few words. This may be because they are able to process words from the left sides of their brains just as humans do. The right side of a dog’s...
Translating e-commerce sites: part numbers
Translating e-commerce sites Translating e-commerce sites (such as Amazon and eBay) and part numbers sounds innocuous enough. Surely common expressions like these must be easy to translate from one language to another. Mustn't it? In fact it's quite a problem, because...
Translating websites into Spanish
Translating your website into Spanish Web translation or website localization is the process of taking your website content and translating it into other languages. Companies do this (translating your website into Spanish) in order to reach the global market. This...
8 examples of funny translation mistakes
Funny translation mistakes One reason we're glad the proposed world language Esperanto hasn´t really caught on; we can still enjoy funny translation mistakes... Though, for most parts, we are doing a fairly darn good job of it – translating between languages, that is....
Gender in language
Gender in language - A mysterious thing For most native English speakers, gender in language is a mysterious thing. Why is an inanimate object like a chair feminine in Italian but masculine in Russian? Examples of gender in languages The first thing to note is...
5 Tips: How to take your company international
Your business just expanded nicely locally. But should you now take your company international? Are currently strategizing towards it – we could not be happier for you. In the same way, we would love nothing more than to see your business flourish in the new space it is entering.
Will Cyrillic to Latin switch make translation easier?
Will the switch to a Latin-basic script from the Russian Cyrillic alphabet by 2025 make translation easier?
Translating Metaphors: the translator’s challenge
When translating texts, one of the challenges translators come across are animal metaphors. Surprisingly, almost all – if not all – languages have this to a degree. That makes it very important not just to know what they are, but also how to get around them....
What does “Turn down for what” mean anyway?
WORKING OUT THE MEANING OF “TURN DOWN FOR WHAT” Anyone who deals with teenagers, or even preadolescents, will have heard enough of the expression “Turn down for what” to last a lifetime. But, what exactly is the meaning of "Turn down for what button”? Without a little...