You may or may not fully understand just how far-reaching a simple, harmless mistranslation can be. In a world where international trade is commonplace. Where people who usually don’t understand each other come together to transact; language – correctly translating...
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5 Mistakes to avoid when hiring a translation agency
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Translation Agency Much like any other industry, care needs to be taken when hiring a professional translation. You want to ensure you are getting not only top-notch service and having your needs fulfilled, but also that you are...
Map of Quotation marks in European languages
Not everyone knows this, but different European languages use different quotation marks. The quotation marks used in English are the most common: “these” (double) and ‘these’ (single). These marks are used to open and close quoted matter and direct SPEECH either...
How to boost organic website traffic with content translation
Website traffic. Everyone, including yours truly, wants tons of it. Online retailers, travel agents, app developers. Everyone, regardless of product or service, wants a bucketload of eyeballs on their website. And it is even better if that traffic is organic. That’s...
5 Myths of translation and the translation industry
The translation industry has been around ever since man felt the need to communicate with someone from a different culture and therefore needed an intermediary to do so. It would be surprising if no myths had developed over the years. Today, we talk about the top 5...
5 Tips on how to choose a translation agency
How to choose your translation agency? The world is fast becoming a global village. Individuals, as well as businesses, have more need to interact with others abroad. The need for better translations is also increasing. The translation industry has become a multi-billion-dollar industry with millions of translators all around the globe. Even at that, though, good help is sometimes hard to find.
Ebonics – the English spoken by the African American community
Source: lilyhair Language is the method of human expression within a social group or amongst members of a culture, that is either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica on...
Writing scientific publications in English and Scots
Scientific publications in Scotland experience mounting pressure to publish in English rather than in Scottish Gaelic. Most scientists are thoroughly informed on the competitiveness of the job market in and out of Scotland and, in the academy, articles and...
How to translate your Amazon offering for foreign markets
As a seller on Amazon.com (or any other e-commerce site), you already know just how fierce the competition is on the marketplace. And every day the race to attract more buyers becomes even stiffer. The reality, unfortunately, is that if you fold your arms without...
4 Reasons automatic translation is worse than human translation
We probably don´t need to tell you how important language is. In a world with more than 7 billion people, language is one of the most important parts of our identities as a people. Beyond that, though, it is the most functional tool for communication. These are...