Category: Blog
Celebrating International Mother Language Day
18th February 2022
International Mother Language Day is an annual event taking place on February 21st that promotes awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. The initiative was approved at the 1999 UNESCO General Conference. UNESCO believes in the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity for sustainable societies. Most multilingual and multicultural societies exist through their languages,… Read more »
Celebrating National Handwriting Day in 2022
28th January 2022
As shocking as this may be, many of us don’t remember the last time we used a pen and paper. Back in school days, we used to write long essays using a pen, trying our hardest to make sure our handwriting was perfect. How times have changed. In the world led by technological advances, with… Read more »
Lorem ipsum and the heritage of this placeholder text
10th January 2022
If you use a writing or web content management system (CMS), you would have come across Lorem Ipsum – the most common placeholder text in the world. I’m pretty sure that many of us don’t know what this text means or how it started being used as a placeholder, so let’s have a look at… Read more »
10 of the most translated books in the world
13th December 2021
A book is a collection of words, ideas, mindsets and knowledge all in one place. Reading books improves our creativity and imagination; it gives us understanding, consideration, empathy and ability to see the world from another person’s perspective. If you love reading, you’ve probably read books from foreign authors that have been translated into English…. Read more »
Celebrating World Arabic Language Day
13th December 2021
Each year, the 18th of December celebrates World Arabic Language Day. The Arabic language is known as a pillar of the cultural diversity of humanity and is spoken daily by more than 375 million people in 25 countries. On the 18th of December 1973, 48 years ago, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted… Read more »
What is there to know about gender neutral language
29th November 2021
A gender-neutral language refers to words that don’t identify a gender. The gender-neutral language reduces the usage of gendered such as fireman, policeman and chairman. It is also more inclusive to LGBTQ community. The reason these words have ‘man’ in them is because only men were allowed to work in these professions some decades ago…. Read more »
20 of our most favourite untranslatable words
15th November 2021
When a language fails to convey the essence of a word during translation, the word is considered ‘untranslatable.’ With the English language being the lingua-franca of the world, you’d have thought that by now, we would be able to translate every single word into English. Well, you are in for a surprise. There are a… Read more »
5 Common Translation Myths
25th October 2021
Translation comes with a lot of misconceptions that simply aren’t true. Professional translation requires skills and experience. Why? Because mistakes can be costly. In 2009, HSBC bank launched a marketing campaign using the slogan “Assume Nothing.” However, due to a localisation failure, in many foreign languages, the slogan translated to “Do Nothing.” This translation mistake… Read more »
What are the top 3 hardest languages for English speakers to learn?
24th October 2021
With the English language being the world’s ‘lingua franca’ it’s hard to get motivated to learn another language. Chances are, wherever you go, you will find someone speaking English. We often forget that learning foreign languages can be very rewarding. It can open another level to your travelling experience, help with your career, improve your… Read more »
Common Translation Mistakes
4th October 2021
Translation requires an in-depth knowledge of the language, intellectual precision, skill, and an extensive experience in the chosen field (i.e., medical). Professional translation takes much more than simply changing words from origin to target language. Translators need to know everything from terminology, grammar, syntax, idioms, and the culture of the region where the specific language… Read more »
