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When it comes to a serious global outbreak of a virus-like COVID-19, the new type of coronavirus, everyone in the world is affected in some way or another. This recent outbreak has shown that the new virus is particularly contagious. it has found a carrier who visits many places.

The emphasis by health authorities wherever the virus has landed has been on containing it, so health care providers do not get swamped all at once by ... View More

There can be nothing as obvious a reason why precise brochure translation is so important as the current coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Borders have been shut down. Governments, health departments, health professionals, businesses, as well as ordinary people everywhere are attempting to deal with a massive health issue. The transmission of the coronavirus doesn’t respect borders and couldn’t care less what language you prefer to speak. Governments and those who have to deal with the effects ... View More

Proofreading and editing do have some similarities, as the aim of both is to perfect a text. Editing generally takes a few more skills, as the editor has to actually improve a piece of text so that it sounds better to the targeted audience, while proofreading is just going through a text and checking for mistakes, such as spelling, grammar, word usage and punctuation.

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When choosing an interpreter to perform a translation that will gain 100% acceptance from the agency or organization asking for the interpretation, a National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) interpreter is without a doubt the best choice. This is because the NAATI accreditation system has a strict form of assessment before an interpreter is considered competent to take ... View More

There are a few languages which have managed to survive over the ages and are still evolving as time goes on and learning these old languages have ample of benefits and advantages. There are many languages that are old but when it comes to evidence Tamil is considered to be the oldest language in the world that is still in use, as it is more than 5,000 years old. It seems to have made its first ... View More

Interpreters have a unique role in international or interlinguistic communication. They must not only know their two or more languages extremely well, but they must also develop an ability to deal with a specific set of linguistic demands. Interpreters who work as business interpreters have a different set of challenges than those who work in a hospital setting or a courtroom. Interpreting is not a static career. There is always room to improve one’s ... View More

There are many words in English that are used in other languages but they do not have quite the same meanings.  There is a special term given for these words and that is false friends.

Examples of false friends

• The word angel in English means a winged supernatural being, but in German, the word means ‘fishing rod’, and in Dutch, ‘sting’.
• Bank in English is the place where the money is kept safe, or ‘to bank on’ means ... View More

When you attend meetings as a business owner you will need to get all the discussions and details written down accurately so you can refer to them at any time and know they represent what took place. The best way to do this is to ensure the whole meeting is recorded word for word. The recording must be high quality otherwise you will not be able to understand it when you refer back to the ... View More

Tourism has become a global industry and this has only come about because of the presence of experienced translators in many different languages. No one will visit a country unless s/he can learn about its attractions in their own language. Marketing material has to present all the required information in the language or languages understood by those who are likely to want to visit a country.

A country like ... View More

Video game localisation includes everything that’s necessary to prepare your game or app for sale in a new place. Translating the text or words in your game is important but video game localisation goes far deeper. In order to attract a global audience for your game, it will need to be localised.  You will get more gamers leading to more revenue and downloads if you localise.

To get into this position you need to ensure your game matches ... View More