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“Is That a Fish in Your Ear?”
“Is That a Fish in Your Ear?” This is David Bellos new book and it will be of particular interest to people who love languages, history and culture. It is not just a book about translation; it is about human experiences and communication. According to Bellos, we can learn about ourselves by inquiring into the ways we deal with the languages other ...Oct 16 -
Rugby World Cup 2011; From New Zealand to the World
Rugby World Cup 2011; From New Zealand to the World The Rugby World Cup 2011 just started. During this six-week event, 20 teams will play and fight to become the World Champions. This is the seventh Rugby World Cup and the second held in New Zealand that also organized the inaugural tournament in 1987; the last time the All Blacks won the title. 2 ...Sep 11 -
Language Translation in India; a Sunrise Industry
Language Translation in India; a Sunrise Industry There has not been a recession for the translation industry in India where the sector is seeing a steady rise in demand as the country is regarded as a great consumer base. Medical translation is currently a blooming business in India thanks to another lucrative business: medical tourism. This is ...Sep 05 -
Cumbrian Court Interpreters Protest at New Plans
Cumbrian Court Interpreters Protest at New Plans Interpreters in Cumbria will travel to Manchester next week to take part in a protest over plans to contract with one supplier to provide language services at courts and tribunals. After a 12-month procurement process Applied Language Solutions (ALS), a Manchester based translation agency was selec ...Aug 16 -
Will the riots affect the UK economy?
Will the riots affect the UK economy? When the situation in England is going back to normal, there still is concern about the consequences that the riots will have in the fragile British economy. It is believed that one in 10 retail and leisure firms had been affected by the disturbances. This week we have seen businesses and restaurants closing e ...Aug 11 -
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Godwill Bindeeba
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Top Ten Languages on the Internet
Top Ten Languages on the Internet Many languages are widely spoken in the world. It takes a great deal of effort learning a new language enough to interact effectively. The most powerful medium through which it is possible to interact with people of different cultures from across the world is the Internet. With increased globalization, cross cult ...Jul 01 -
Legal Curiosities – Fact or Fable
Legal Curiosities – Fact or Fable Many laws are repealed or annulled and this leads to legal curiosities regarding whether a law which was in effect previously is still in vogue or not. Such laws could pertain to various diverse issues and a legal practitioner has to keep up to date with the latest laws and those that are no longer in force. This ...May 27 -
Why Men are more Action Gamblers than Women?
Why Men are more Action Gamblers than Women? A casino is an institution which has gambling activities and is usually combined with restaurants, shopping, cruise ships and hotels and other tourist attractions. Nowadays, there are a lot of online casinos and for those playing such casino games there is casino translation software which can translate ...May 27 -
UNESCO pretects languages
UNESCO Protects Mother Languages According to a UN report, 6,000 languages are now endangered China's Xinhua news agency quotes, that the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will promote the protection of mother languages by employing new information technologies. The protection campaign is devoted to the Inter ...Feb 19 -
New Google Translate for Android
New Google Translate for Android The official Google Translate version for Android was launched in January 2010. Standard features like machine translation, romanization of non- Roman scripts and spoken translations, were brought to Android platform. In addition, Google Translate provided the voice input opportunity, and immediate SMS translati ...Feb 11 -
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Franglais – Très Good or Very Confus?
The Beauty of French French is a beautiful sounding language with connotations to romance, love and fine culture. It can also remind us of times in the classroom, learning and reciting phrases in front of our classmates and teachers by rote, repeating numbers, questions and verb conjugations. Can this be the reason why Franglais is quite popul ...May 02 -
Court interpreting could save your life
Court interpreting in The Hague The importance of court interpreting can never be underestimated. Poor interpretation could threaten the freedom of an innocent man, but court interpreting done properly might prove the difference between a life of imprisonment and freedom. It is the only way that the accused can fully comprehend what is hap ...Apr 24 -
An Insight into Certified Translation
Certified Translation-Careers There is a massive demand for certified translators in the age of advanced internet technologies and global business expansion. A qualified translator will want to receive full certification in order to fulfill their career ambitions.With the economy being as unpredictable as it is, organisations are trying to i ...Apr 19 -
Quick Lingo is now on Google+
All New Quick Lingo Google+ Page It gives us immense pleasure to be a part of the Google + network. Launched by a young entrepreneur, Godwill Bindeeba, Quick Lingo aims to provide fast and reliable translation services whilst maintaining high quality at the same time. If you’re a language lover or simply want a document or a website translated, Qu ...Apr 07 -
Marking International Mother Language Day
International Mother Language Day - 21st February The International Mother Language Day is held annually on the 21st of February. This observance, founded by UNESCO in 1999 promotes awareness of language, multilingualism and cultural diversity. The realization of marking this day goes back to the 50’s, when the people of East Pakistan, now Bang ...Feb 26 -
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Nicolas Urbain
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Turkish Translator - Not the Easiest Job
What Are the Problems A Turkish Translator Faces? Translation ha s never been an easy task for translators. It is possible to see this task as problem solving. A translator can proceed only if he solves these problems. Of course I do not want to show it as the hardest job in the world. No doubt they have more safety than window cleaners of th ...May 10 -
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The Beauty of Burma
This is one of around 3000 temples in the ancient city of Bagan, most of which were build between 900-1200 A.D.. The great thing about Bagan is that it so accessible, yet it’s limited fame internationally allows you to explore the ancient city without competing with hordes of tourists. This is one of around 3000 temples in the ancient ...May 15 -
Skilled Human Translators – a Must for Medical Translation
Medical Translation is Not for Machines Never is it wise to rely on machine translations. Especially when it comes to translations concerning specialised industries, there is no substitute for a translator with a high level of expertise in the relevant field, and no finer example of this exists than in medical translation. Firstly you have to cons ...Mar 26 -
Five Fundamentals of French Translations Services
Fundamentals of French Translations French isn’t just the language of love. It’s also very much a language of business and industry, due to it’s millions of native speakers in some of the most influential countries around the world. To say French language services are subsequently in-demand is a huge understatement, yet how do you go about choosi ...Mar 19 -
Complexity of the German Language
Difficulties Overcome by German Translation Services. Germany is the second largest exporter of goods in the world, the third largest importer, and has the third largest economy in the world. Language-wise, German is the most commonly spoken language in the EU. Not hard to see why German translation services are so in demand then, is it? Among th ...Mar 12 -
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