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More on Geographical Name Conversion: The Process of Transliteration

According to the “Manual for the National Standardization of Geographical Names” by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names, there are four processes for the conversion of endonyms:

March 14, 2016

English and Its Turbulent Origin

English is probably the most widely spoken language in the world. In most cases when someone visits a country where they do not speak the local language, English is often

March 11, 2016

The so-called “Establishment”

Recently in newspapers I’ve come across a specific term which is being used a lot, mostly because of the politically-centered times we are living in. Yet whilst doing some research

March 7, 2016

What Are Monolinguals Missing out on?

Many people around the world invest a lot of time, money and effort into studying new languages. The reasons are generally the same: to improve their chances of success at

February 26, 2016

Endonyms and Exonyms: Say What?

Ever wondered why London becomes Londres or Londra but Chicago remains Chicago? You may have not come across the terms endonym and exonym per se but you may have definitely

February 23, 2016

Editing, Review, or Stylistic Editing?

When our clients ask us for a quote, we usually estimate two or three steps for the completion of the translation project. Our most common combinations are: translation and editing

February 20, 2016

Happy Valentine’s, my treasure!

A few days ago was the year’s most romantic day ever. Or at least that’s what we’re meant to think, isn’t it? How can our loved ones know exactly how

February 19, 2016

The Least Translated Language?

Those living in a big city have surely noticed the large amount of text present in the most unlikely places of the cityscape. Many of these texts are the “work” of

February 16, 2016

The Many Benefits of Foreign Language Education and Learning – Part III

Now that we have already explored the many health and social benefits of foreign language education and learning, it is time to look at the third and final set

February 1, 2016

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 and how it is gaining

January 30, 2016

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 – something maybe invented by God

January 29, 2016

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 Q&A section to some really

January 25, 2016

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