Translation Blog
Wed, 14.09.2016
Posted on 14.09.2016 - 12:56pm
Broadly speaking, proper English means grammatically correct, perfectly intelligible, and fluent English, and this is what language schools and universities all over the world are teaching their...
Wed, 14.09.2016
Posted on 14.09.2016 - 12:56pm
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A Short History of Barbados
The first inhabitants of the Island of Barbados were the peaceful Arawaks and the more ferocious Caribs. But when John Powell, the English Captain,...
Wed, 14.09.2016
Posted on 14.09.2016 - 12:56pm
Situated on the continent of North America, Barbados is an island nation and independent British Commonwealth nation located in the Caribbean: it’s the easternmost island in the Caribbean and is...
Mon, 12.09.2016
Posted on 12.09.2016 - 08:36pm
An experienced, professional translator has great command of both their source and target languages. The most effective way for a translator to accomplish this is to increase their vocabulary,...
Sun, 11.09.2016
Posted on 11.09.2016 - 09:25pm
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The Components of Professional Proofreading
It’s important that you know what the components, or elements, of proofreading are so that you understand the whole process. This way, you...
Sat, 10.09.2016
Posted on 10.09.2016 - 05:07pm
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Other Strange Discount Requests
Then, of course, there are the translation clients who believe they shouldn’t be expected to pay for numbers, because, in their opinion, they don’t...
Sat, 10.09.2016
Posted on 10.09.2016 - 05:06pm
The definition of a recession is: ‘A temporary period of economic decline, with reduced industrial and trade activity. A recession is typically identified by two successive quarters of a reduction in...
Fri, 09.09.2016
Posted on 09.09.2016 - 05:18pm
Effective proofreading is of vital importance for any translation, but even more so if you’re looking to move up in the translation market. And if you’re a translator who cringes when they see a...
Fri, 09.09.2016
Posted on 09.09.2016 - 05:17pm
The purpose of this post is to highlight the importance of business and translation. Yes, we know that English is spoken worldwide, but did you know that almost 1.8 billion people speak English, and...