Category: Blog
What is survey translation and how much does it cost?
24th February 2020
Survey translation is a critical tool for businesses to gain valuable customer insights and helps make the right investment decisions. There are various types of surveys business can ask their clients to complete. By accurately translating surveys into multiple languages, organisations can expand their reach and ensure inclusivity, ultimately leading to more meaningful insights. There… Read more »
Valentine’s Day history and traditions around the world
14th February 2020
What is Valentine’s Day and how did it start? Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine is celebrated every year on the 14th of February. Valentine’s Day originates from the Western Christian feast day honouring Saints named Valentinus. There are numerous stories, with various Valentines, linked to February 14th,… Read more »
The story of Veganuary
28th January 2020
January is a well-known month for planning numerous lifestyle changes. Whether it’s giving up alcohol and participating in Dry January, following a cleaner diet and a healthier lifestyle or losing weight and getting fitter. New Year’s resolutions don’t tend last for long, but if done right, by setting reasonable and achievable goals and targets, these… Read more »
Where did Dry January come from?
27th January 2020
Are you fed up of hearing people say I’m not drinking, I’m doing “Dry January”? I had this discussion with one of my friends last night. We couldn’t quite work out where did the name “Dry January” come from and how it all started, so I thought it would be good to explore the story… Read more »
Another successful year of translation
21st December 2019
2019 has been another great year for Foreign Tongues, with 750 successful projects delivered and over 1,100,000 words translated, we are excited to see what 2020 has got to offer. Our continuous support for the MRS Excellence Awards As always, we are proud to be the Principal Sponsor of the MRS Excellence Awards, an event… Read more »
The Origins of 8 Christmas words – where did Christmas come from?
20th December 2019
The term Christmas goes back to 1030, in celebration of when Jesus Christ was born. It comes from Cristes-messe, literally meaning Christ’s Mass. But what about all of the other festive words that appear at this time of year? From Santa Clause to Mistletoe, we have explained etymologies of a few here: Santa Claus Santa… Read more »
How Millennials changed the English Language?
28th November 2019
The words like ‘Netflix and chill’ or ‘the struggle is real’ come as no surprise to the younger generation, but these words might not be easy to understand by the slightly older folks. The truth is that the ‘kids these days’ speak differently to their parents, which does not make them speak incorrectly. English, just… Read more »
Black Friday and Cyber Monday – how did they get their names?
28th November 2019
Have you ever wondered where the name for the busiest day of the year came from? Black Friday is a well-known sales weekend that follows Thanksgiving Day and typically starts on the last Friday of November. This year it starts on Friday the 27th. Many of us make long shopping lists of things we want… Read more »
The easiest languages for English speakers to learn
28th October 2019
Learning a new language is difficult, especially when it comes to different grammar and slang. However, some languages can be relatively easy for English speakers to learn. They often share a common linguistic history and similar language structures. English is a Germanic language, which mean its sentence structure (syntax) and morphology (how words are formed… Read more »
Is translated content duplicate content?
28th October 2019
We often hear this question come up in translation conversations, so we thought a blog explaining content translation and content duplication would be a good place to start. What is duplicate content? According to Google “Duplicate content generally refers to substantive blocks of content within or across domains that either completely match other content or… Read more »
