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Winter Holidays Around the World
UPDATED: November 11, 2021 If you’ve visited any retail or department store in the last few weeks, you’ve probably noticed that the Christmas décor is out in force (and has…
Video Remote Interpretation (VRI) Language Hits List
What is Video Remote Interpretation? Video Remote Interpretation, or VRI, is a form of video communication in which two or more people can speak or sign through an interpreter. VRI…
Why Is Google Translate so Bad?
Google Translate is a free service that promises to translate text quickly and accurately from one language to another. It almost seems too good to be true, right? Unfortunately, it…
Interpretation and Translation Client Success: Youth Villages
Video Transcription Hughes Johnson: The thing that I love the most about Youth Villages is really working with children and families.…
How do Remote Interpreting Services work?
Over the Phone (OPI) and Video-Remote (VRI) Interpretation are cornerstones of SpokenHere’s language services. While these two services differ in the WAY that service is provided…
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Has Google Translate Improved?
You may already know that Google Translate is a free service that, according to Google, “instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between English and…
American Sign Language Interpretation Service Hours Extended
While many language interpretation requests are fulfilled onsite, less common language needs as well as the highly demanded languages are more easily met over phone…
Medical Interpreter Services for Healthcare Providers
The United States is more diverse than it has ever been. Rapidly changing demographics create a specific set of challenges for healthcare providers serving Limited English…
What Everyone Should Know Before Translating French
Many English speakers don’t fully grasp the importance of accent marks in other languages. Accent marks aren’t simply word decor, (although Noël does look pretty cool)! Each accent mark serves…
Why Italians Don’t Speak Latin
Two thousand years ago, Latin was the lingua franca (which is Latin, sort of, for “universal language”). From Spain to Romania, everyone understood at least enough Latin…
Congrats Facebook, you look silly.
Computers and machines make our lives easier in so many ways by automating mundane and redundant tasks and delivering predictable results. Until they don’t. The rise of technology and social…