Mandarin Chinese as a Universal Language
With the Chinese New Year around the corner, it seems appropriate to talk a little about the Chinese language, its competition with English regarding usage
January 30, 2016
No Comments
Blog Topics
Categories
Search
Blog in Other Languages
Social
Trusted Translations' Blog
Language is a virus from outer space
So far, we (meaning I) have looked at language and translations as: – a deterrent to cultural genocide – a form of time travel –
January 29, 2016
No Comments
Q&A- All you Need to Know about the English language
I recently discovered the Oxford Dictionary blog which features interesting posts such as “London Underground: the origins of some unusual names”. It also features a
January 25, 2016
No Comments
Literary Translation and its Context
In the world of translation there are different types of specializations. Since ancient times, translation has been utilized as a means of communication that, even
January 22, 2016
No Comments
Aloha, Hawaii! Are You Coming or Are You Going?
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language and is related to Rapa Nui, which is spoken on Easter Island, and Maori, which is spoken in
January 13, 2016
No Comments
The Many Benefits of Foreign Language Education and Learning – Part II
As mentioned in my previous blog post, this three part blog series was inspired by an older post written by Bryant on “The Advantages of
January 11, 2016
No Comments
Consider the Octopus
A few posts ago we were talking about the ever-growing presence of emoticons, emojis, animated gifs, and other visual forms of communicating; and also, how really
January 8, 2016
No Comments
Languages in Infinite Space
While the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) tirelessly explores the different corners of space, hoping to capture some extraterrestrial sign or transmission confirming that
January 5, 2016
No Comments
An increasingly multilingual world
An infographic recently published in the South China Morning Post shows the most spoken languages in the world and its number of speakers. It shows
January 4, 2016
No Comments
The Many Benefits of Foreign Language Education and Learning
This three part blog series was inspired by Bryant’s blog post “The Advantages of Speaking Several Languages,” published earlier this year. When pursuing further research
December 21, 2015
No Comments