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In our community, we celebrate language and translation every single day. Without the communication barriers that translation breaks through, we’d all be isolated. Once a year, however, an official day of celebration is recognized across the world: International Translation Day, September 30th. In the 1950’s, this day was established as an opportunity to “pay tribute to the…
The worlds of art and language have incredibly close cultural ties; both have been connecting societies for centuries. Without the use of translating the history behind works of art, as well as the history of the artists themselves, it would be impossible for people across the world to truly understand and enjoy the pieces being…
The Internet took on a recognizable form nearly 30 years ago, and since then we have all had access to information spread across the globe. But some countries may have found it difficult to understand our information due to translation issues online. Even now, there are still some major mistakes happening when advertising across businesses…
We’ve discussed our feelings before about how important accurate website translation is to an organization’s international and localization strategy. It goes beyond mere website translation to change the source language and site elements. It is vital to appeal to the customer’s cultural preferences in their own target language to assure success. Without it, a company can…
While English increases in popularity, there are words and phrases commonly found in various other languages that will never be directly translatable. We’re here to celebrate these beautiful, strange, and often elaborate expressions that hold importance to their respective cultures. The Japanese language is one with a rich history of storytelling and phraseology not commonly found in other…
The cost of translation work is always something at top-of-mind for businesses in need of language services, especially when those businesses are outsourcing translations. However, those freelancers and large translation agencies boasting the most affordable or low-cost translations are often downplaying the true cost of a translation. “You get what you pay for” is a phrase…
