Category: Blog

The Language of Football

5th July 2021

It’s coming home! …is it? Euros 2021 are in full swing with twenty-four teams playing across 51 matches in 12 cities. England is through to semi finals, first time since 1996. It all ends at Wembley Stadium with the final, which takes place on Sunday July 11. Football fans don’t just watch football. They talk… Read more »

3 ways professional translation services can help grow your business

29th June 2021

Do people really prefer consuming information in their own language? Based on a survey of 8,709 global consumers across 29 countries in Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, research has found that 76% of online shoppers prefer to buy products displaying information in their native language. In addition, (a huge) 40% will never buy… Read more »

Can we trust travel translation apps?

26th May 2021

The borders are slowly opening up, and holidaymakers are ready to go. It’s been a long wait and many of us are eager to jet off for a well-deserved break. Travelling allows you to immerse yourself in different locations, languages, and cultures. But to do it properly you need to be able to communicate in… Read more »

Celebrating the English Language Day

22nd April 2021

The English language is celebrated on the 23rd of April, the date of the birthday and death of William Shakespeare. It also coincides with the World Book Night. William Shakespeare had an enormous influence on the modern English language. Some of the words and phrases he created back in the 16th and 17th centuries are… Read more »

Global Market Research 2020 – Top Findings

22nd April 2021

The Global Market Research 2020 report provided by ESOMAR illustrates the positive and negative changes that happened in the industry in 2019, just before the pandemic started. It is believed that the market research industry faces not only a new era of challenge but also considerable opportunity.   Global market research turnover grows by 42… Read more »

Why should English remain the official language of Europe?

7th April 2021

Last week I came across various articles stating that the French are calling to replace English with either French or Latin as Europe’s official language. Does this come as a surprise after Brexit? Probably not, but choosing Latin as the official language of Europe seems a little far-fetched! The ‘anti-English’ movement started with the campaign… Read more »

International Women’s Day and equality through words

8th March 2021

International Women’s Day is a global day that celebrates the economic, social, cultural and political achievements of women. It focuses on promoting women’s rights, raising awareness of issues that affect women, and celebrating women’s achievements. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Marked annually on March 8th, International Women’s Day… Read more »

10 wonderful winter words

22nd February 2021

Winter is in full swing here in England. Winter is often thought of as the cold, dull season with short days and long nights. But we forget the good side of winter months including cosy holiday traditions, heaps of baked goodies and endless casseroles. Unfortunately, this article is being written from a rainy South while… Read more »

Duolingo Releases Global Language Report

31st January 2021

Duolingo released its first Global Language Report at the end of 2020, illustrating patterns, trends and analyses about language learning around the world. The report investigates which countries study which languages, how interest in learning different languages has changed over time and how learner behaviour varies around the world. The data is based on a… Read more »

5 reasons to translate your website

17th January 2021

The past few years have brought a dramatic change in user behaviour with more people starting to shop online, even if they were reluctant to do so before. This created new potential for businesses seeking to compete in markets worldwide. We all know that serving multilingual and global customers online is a great way to… Read more »

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