My first memory of learning French was in the car. And the sentence I learnt, though a little odd, gave me the confidence of speaking some French and has stayed with me 20 years on. I had learnt the odd word such as ‘Merci’ and ‘Bonjour’ but until this moment in the car, I wouldn’t …
As an English teacher (and therefore, apparently, an arbiter of all things grammatical/ lexical), I am sometimes questioned when friends and family are unsure about English usage. It normally starts with: “O great speaker of English,” (I wish there was an easier way to convey sarcasm in text), “which is right: Can I or …
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Now to be honest, I was drawn more to the etymology of the ‘buck’ expression, but interesting origin aside – and more of that at the end – when it comes to GDPR, data-protection and privacy, no single person or organisation will be held to account if there is a breach of data. Rest assured, …
Is it actually possible to lose your native language or a language you are fluent in? Surely, once firmly embedded it is there for good? With this in mind, there is no better way to prove or disprove this than by asking the ‘experts’. My first case study is Kate (to us), Katarina (to her …
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[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] When mulling over the content material for my next blog, the subject of bringing dogs into the workplace, and the holistic values thereof, was raised. My mind drifted and floated, as …
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] As part of a teaching qualification I’m working towards, I recently wrote an extended assignment on the science of marketing. I’m trying to get a Modjool in Marketing. A whole …
However, when you look at some Christmas traditions across the world, ‘jolly’ is not the first adjective that springs to mind when the nemesis of Father Christmas/ St Nicholas/Santa Claus is lurking! Austrian children revere a fella called Krampus. As the tradition goes, naughty children are whisked away in Krampus’s sack to the sound of clattering …
The second instalment of our industry-specific translations blogs focuses around the challenges of translating medical documentation, where any mistake can be life-threatening (dramatic, but true). So within an industry that carries so many risks how can you be assured mistakes will not be made? Make use of Specialised Human Translators This is key, you must …
