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What to Look for in a Translation Agency
Making the leap to having your documents translated to other languages can be exciting and maybe a little scary. You’ve created the perfect content for your business; how can you…
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…
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Translation: Why It’s Important for Safety
No matter what languages people speak, Everyone understands safety Got chemicals? Then you know how important it is to have a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) available to all your employees. The…
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…
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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…
[Snack Video] The World Cup Edition
Well, it’s that time again! Time for an event that comes around only once every four years, and really leaves Americans scratching their heads! No, not the Presidential election. I…
[Snack Video] Do You Want to Increase Your Website Traffic?
Did you know there are more native speakers of Spanish and Chinese combined on the Internet than English? Only 25% of all Internet users are native English speakers. That means…
[Snack Video] Did You Know Languages Die?
Did you know languages die? Not from stampeding elephants, ill-fated bungee jumps or too much vodka. A language dies when its last speaker dies. Today there are 6,909 languages in…
[Snack Video] How to Understand Swahili on the Phone
Have you ever done trigonometry….in Chinese? Built a house of cards in a wind tunnel? Gotten a millennial to put their mobile device down? Those things are…