It’s an Advantage to Employ Multilinguists

The world is changing, whether people like it or not. The politically explosive changes in Britain and the U.S. last year and the polarisation of politics in Europe that is ongoing reveal that there is certainly disquiet about the effects of globalization, but it is hard to see how migration trends are going to be […]
Why Bother Having a Multi Language Website?

Rising Demand for Multilingual Website Translation There is a growing demand for multiple language translations for websites that are designed to offer business services to more than one language group or to government and non-governmental agencies that deal with more than one language group. Multilingual Communities and Internet Usage There are few countries in the […]
Facebook is a Universal Language Learning Machine!

Do you use Facebook? Probably! Around 900 million people use Facebook on a regular basis around the world in a plethora of different languages. It’s not just all those boring daily quips from people who are really not doing anything interesting at all that often clog up your own Facebook feed either. There are literally […]
Arabic is Widespread so Translators Should Take Advantage of It

The Significance of Arabic: A Global Perspective Arabic is spoken by 300 million people, which makes it the world’s 3rd commonest language, closely following Spanish and English. In English, there are even some Arabic-origin words like algebra, alcohol, and algorithm. Arabic’s Online Presence and Growth Arabic is known to be the language used in Islam […]
Translating Bahasa Indonesia for Official Purposes

Indonesia: A Nation of Islands and Linguistic Diversity Indonesia is not one single landmass but is made up of 17,508 separate islands, of which just 6,000 are inhabited. It is in the heart of the tropics where not only humans seek out an existence but so do a variety of exotic wild animals that cannot […]
Was Japanese PM’s “Apology” for WW2 Atrocities Lost in Translation?

This year is the 70th anniversary of the finish of the Asia Pacific war and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, does not support his country’s preoccupation with their role in the war. When he attends an official visit to Washington he is going to have to watch his words as he has to keep […]
How a Freelance Translator can Take Advantage of a USP

The acronym “USP” means “Unique Selling Proposition’, which is the unique aspect of your service that makes you stand out from the rest. It is not necessarily based on how competitive you are but is more related to the type of service you offer. It’s often difficult to evaluate your USP if you are offering […]
Translation Test Confirms Spanish as a Happy Language

Spanish: The Language of Positivity A unique test that compared 10 of the world’s most used languages revealed that Spanish used more emotionally positive words in its language than the others. The test was completed in Vermont in the United States using 10,000 of the commonest words in each of the 10 languages, translating them, […]
Common Challenges for Spanish to English Translators

One great thing for translators working for professional translation services translating Spanish to English is that no one assignment is ever the same, so language translation can be interesting and challenging. There is always a need to use different writing styles, translate a wide range of topics, and often have to consider the use of […]
What Didn’t You Know About Turkish Language Translation?
The Turkish language is not a new language. Turks have crossed over borders dating back to the era of Ottoman rule, making moves into countries nearby such as present day Greece, Bulgaria, Georgia and Syria with their variety of native languages and as far away as Egypt and Sudan, where the Arabic languages had steadfastly […]