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An interpreter isn’t a new profession but it has become increasingly more important as people and cultures mix and move between countries where there is no common language. It takes time to learn a language and often if a traveller is only visiting a country for a short period of time spending considerable time learning a new language may simply be not practical as far as setting the time aside to do so. However, when ... View More

An ordinary straightforward translation is a common way for a business to get its message across to an overseas audience. This is however not seen as the best way of attracting new customers but more importantly a business has to be a bit more creative and use transcreation instead. This is provided by a marketing translation service.

Transcreation goes one step further than a direct translation as it completely recreates a business’s message ... View More

In this world of global business there’s no point in marketing products to overseas markets if the targeted customers don’t speak your language. This means translating creative product descriptions into those targeted languages is the key to attracting new customers. The important question to answer is how to ensure product descriptions are acceptable to customers? There are a number of steps a business needs to take to ensure their overseas marketing tactics are likely to ... View More

Just a few decades ago an artificial language was invented, called Esperanto. It was considered to be the first constructed language, created by a Polish man, Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, who was trying to create a language that would make it easier to communicate in an international context. At the same time it would be easier to learn than many other languages. On a mass scale the use of Esperanto hasn’t spread as far and wide ... View More

Translation services are one industry that due to a surge in interest have grown rapidly. This means there is competition between these businesses for clients so translations are far cheaper than if there was no competition at all. There is a greater emphasis today by businesses to move into international markets. Hand in hand with this is maintaining good communication between the client and the translation provider. Countries use their own languages to communicate about ... View More

There are many things a person needs to know before sending a document to a legal translator. One of the most important is that the legal translator is experienced with translating the sort of legal documents you wish to be translated. For example, a legal document translation that’s required for immigration to another country, such as birth and marriage certificates, aren’t always straightforward translations as every detail on the document needs translating including text embedded ... View More

Unless you are bilingual or multilingual yourself, it is hard to know whether the translations you receive from a professional translator are of the quality you want. What is a good translation? Basically, a high quality translation is something that has been translated so well that the person or people who read it do not know that it is a translation and at the same time it conveys the message you want to get across ... View More

There is no doubt that international markets are growing. The evidence of trade increases can be seen through the increase in internet sales. Consumers are looking for quality products at an affordable price and they aren’t concerned about where the goods come from. Recently, Pitney Bowes published a study that showed 70% of consumers had purchased a product through an overseas website. It has also been noted that 55% of customers will not purchase from ... View More

Proofreading and editing skills are essential parts of producing a reliable written text, whether it happens to be a college dissertation, a promotional email to potential customers or an article ready for publishing for a magazine. It’s absolutely vital that effective proofreading has taken place first. A skilled proofreader can make a living as it’s so important that any written text shared with others is readable and free of mistakes whether its grammar, word usage ... View More

The definition of a dead language is one that is no longer being used by a community of speakers. It’s used perhaps in an academic context or amongst individuals like the use in the Vatican City of Latin. A dead language is basically more active than an extinct language, which no one speaks at all in any context.

If a dead languages list was complete it could amount ... View More