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11/07/2022
Cultural Differences
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
Cultural Differences
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...
27/06/2022
Project Management
The translation profession has experienced remarkable growth in recent years. As companies have an increasing need to reach more people with products, services and, in general, their business, professional translators have seen an unprecedented growth in their work. In addition to technical, scientific and literary translations , which were the most common in the past, nowadays the demand for...
20/06/2022
Translation
Technical translators have experienced a significant rise in value over the last few decades. A technical translator, is a translator who specialises in producing technical translations, but what exactly does this mean? A technical translation is the translation of texts within the framework of a specific professional sector. Most commonly found in sectors like engineering or, more generally...
13/06/2022
Translation
Until relatively recently, translation agencies had a rather limited range of services. English, German and French were the most common languages, especially in the European sphere However, with the invention of the Internet and the development of new technologies, language barrier have basically disappeared.. Today, any company has direct access to any country in the world and, as a result, the...
06/06/2022
Translation
Interpreting and translation professionals perform jobs that may be confused, but the goal is completely different. In this article we will clear up any doubts about both services, which are the pillars communication is build on. Transferring a written or oral text into a different language, always comes with challenges and require professionals with specific linguistic and communication skills...
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...
16/05/2022
Translation
Have you ever wondered how internet content is generated in order to reach the as many people as possible? In our globalised world, language learning has become a must for many professionals. But what happens when we are looking for certain information on the web and we don't speak the language it appears in? That’s when translation services become an indispensable element. Over the last few...
09/05/2022
Cultural Differences
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...