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22/08/2022
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Germanic languages are those with origin in the Indo-European language family and are derived from what is known as the Proto-Germanic language. It’s estimated that the first Germanic were spoken in northern Germany and the Scandinavian territory. The first recorded Germanic language was Gothic, which people already used in the 6th century and due to the great migrations it eventually reached the...
15/08/2022
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Russian and Ukrainian are part of the East Slavic language family, and although they have things in common there are many differences between the two languages . If we hear Ukrainian and Russian languages, they may sound similar, but they are not. The different development of the Russian and Ukrainian cultures means that there are significant differences in their language systems . Russia, on the...
11/07/2022
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Countries can adopt a lingua franca that is different from their mother tongue and use it in different areas of everyday life. According to the linguist David Crystal, a second language is necessary for countries and their citizens to be integrated into diplomacy, business and science. Several generations ago, people opted to learn French as their second language, but after a few decades English...
04/07/2022
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Nowadays, knowing English is basically a must for most jobs. We have to learn English and we have to learn it now, but is it possible to acquire a good level in just a few months? Some companies, such as 8belts, offer English courses that promise to teach English in just a few months . More than enough people have questioned these claims and the publicity of such courses. It is precisely this...
30/05/2022
Cultural Differences
A common question concerning Esperanto is: “How many speakers are there?” Well, the exact number of speakers, as for many languages, is unknown. Without a global linguistic census, the answer cannot be exact. However, many studies estimate that there are between 1 and 2 million Esperanto speakers in the world. One reputable study was conducted by Professor Sidney S. Culbert of the University of...
23/05/2022
Cultural Differences
Did you know that today there are approximately 7.102 languages spoken around the world? Of these languages, 9.2 % have fewer than 10 speakers and 46 languages now have only a single speaker. These languages are distributed across countries and continents in different proportions and are spoken by different nations of the world in various dialects. A language is a set of dialects that are...
09/05/2022
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Given the complexity of some languages, when translating, it’s essential to trust a professional and experienced specialized translator with perfect language command, in order to guarantee high-quality results which are completely understandable. A translation job can be a real challenge, but what are the most difficult languages to translate? With around 7000 different languages worldwide, the...
02/05/2022
Cultural Differences
Business trips are a daily routine for thousands of people around the world. During those trips, people meet new companies and make professional contacts, while being on the look out for solutions to maximize profit and optimize operations. It might be entering new markets or making new partners, maybe even strategic business collaborations. At those events every detail matters to successfully...
15/12/2020
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According to Wikipedia , there are currently about 7 million French speakers in Quebec who have French as their mother tongue, second only to France in terms of the number of native French speakers. Quebec French has many aspects in common with French from France, as they share the same origins. The French mostly spoke is as it was used in the 17th and 18th centuries in Paris. However, there are...
29/04/2020
Cultural Differences
Despite being separated by a vast ocean, the United Kingdom and the United States are two sides of the same coin , two sister countries united by the same language but with very different cultural personalities . This is reflected in the way English is used to the extent that it can differentiate between British and American English. These differences, far from being anecdotal, can cause...