Robert Shimwell 
“Latin?” I hear you say. “Isn’t that a thing of the past?” Well, yes, it all started in the past, but Latin has had a tremendous influence on many of the modern languages we speak around the world today. Let’s take a look at how Latin, one of the building blocks of the English language …
As part of the TV documentary, Life After Deaf, the Liverpudlian comedian, John Bishop, sits down to try out some jokes ahead of a stand-up gig that he aims to perform in British Sign Language (BSL). “Do you have any jokes ready?” asks BSL comedian, Gavin Lilley. John replies: “When I was twelve… my school …
A true Halloween Story Once upon a time, on a dark and stormy night… a group of friends huddled together in a dimly lit restaurant in central St Petersburg. Drinking cups of tea and hot chocolate to keep warm, the group were happily chatting away, sheltering from the biting cold and northerly winds that blow …
Ahh, the school holidays. If you’re a kid, that “Ahh” is one of excitement – eating your body weight in ice cream and a week cannonballing into the pool at Butlins. For the parents, the “Ahh” is more likely pronounced, “ARRGGHH” – for many, many reasons. I’m sure it’s a relief for all to return …
“Dan Thomas has demonstrated a remarkable ability to do excellent work as a PM, problem-solve as well as take a leadership role, going above and beyond, wowing clients, and inspiring the team.” At the Association of Translation Companies awards ceremony in September, Dialogue was chuffed to take home two big wins: New Member and Project …
Drum roll. “And the ATC Awards for Best Project Manager and Best New Company go to…” I’ve never won anything in my entire life – nothing, nada, niente! Apart from a tin of pineapple at a school fete too many moons ago. So, you can imagine my delight when Dialogue scooped two of the ATC …
Q: What connects: George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde and Winston Churchill? A: They’re all supposed to have created the famous quotation along the lines of: Great Britain and America: 2 nations separated by a common language Now, if getting 2 sets of people who supposedly speak the same language to understand each other seems to …
Did you know that the Language Services market in the UK is valued at a whopping £1.75billion and there are over 1600 translation companies in the UK alone to choose from? If this sector is new to you, navigating the maze of translation providers and service options can be challenging. Here are Dialogue’s top 10 …
The global cosmetics industry is worth around £316.7 billion and is growing by 5.3% every year, with beauty brands like L’Oréal, Unilever and Estée Lauder leading the way. Having recovered from the pandemic, the cosmetics industry is taking off and thriving like never before. What do translation services have to do with this, you may …
“Of course, why wouldn’t I?” A language trainer called me a while back, enquiring into new courses. “I know I usually teach a foreign language, but would you consider me for teaching English too? I have all the relevant qualifications”. I was confused. “Of course, why wouldn’t I?” A few days later I read a …
As the world gets ever smaller and more connected, the requirement for multilingual material to be produced is ever-growing. No clearer is this increase in demand than within the media industry. With more than half of the world on social media as of January 2022, the way we consume content is evolving and we are …
The story of our CEO People often ask me, ‘why did you start up your own company and what has it been like?’ If you had known me as a child, I don’t think you would have pictured me as a business owner – maybe a carer of people or animals but of a business, …
Values, Values, Values: Why Dialogue Wins Over Clients Values, values, values, says Rob, it’s all about the values. We love them so much that we all have a nice little company mug with our values on, to remind us of them every day. Who doesn’t love a bit of company merch? But in all seriousness, …
ABOUT THE COMPANY Doncasters has come a long way since its foundation 250 years ago in Sheffield. Now a leading international manufacturer of high-precision alloy components, it operates across 11 production sites in the US and Europe. and specialist applications. THE CHALLENGES The linguistic challenge presented to Dialogue was to help Doncasters train staff across …
My Trip to Paris! At the start of June, my friend and I took a trip to Paris. We were super excited! We visited the Arc de Triomphe, Notre-Dame, went up the Eiffel Tower alongside other typical touristy things. But I want to make the focus of this blog less about what we did but …
There are over 7,000 languages spoken world-wide, at least half of the world’s population are bilingual and countless words are being added to dictionaries across the world every year. Language is alive! Here at Dialogue, we work with over 200 languages and our in-house team are proud to be able to speak an impressive 8 …
ABOUT THE COMPANY No7 is the UK’s No1 skincare brand. Launched in 1935, it has been rewriting beauty history for over 80 years, with the aim of helping women to look and feel their best every day. From No7’s range of clinically proven anti-ageing serums, to the breakthrough No7 Pro Derm Scan, No7 continue to invest …
While the phrase ‘if at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again’ may not apply to activities such as skydiving, it certainly is the case when learning a language. My love-hate relationship with the Russian language started when I picked it up at university in 2014. When I went out to St Petersburg on …
Gaming has today become one of the most popular forms of entertainment, with people of all ages and backgrounds playing all kinds of games. The industry is only expected to explode even further globally in the coming years – and in multiple languages to boot. With such a global audience, it is important for game …
