The Challenges of Learning German
The German language is notorious for being difficult to learn, and it can be said that this reputation is based on factual evidence. However, those
October 28, 2016
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Another glance at English UK
A few weeks ago we looked at the southern British Cockney and RP varieties. Throughout the United Kingdom however, many different varieties of the English
August 10, 2015
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A glance at English UK
English is the third most spoken language worldwide (preceded by Chinese and Spanish) given that it has 335,000,000 speakers. It is therefore unsurprising that how
July 20, 2015
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Afrikaans: A (Brief) History
What do you think of when you think of South Africa? Some things that may come to mind include Cape Town, Nelson Mandela and the
July 6, 2015
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Overcoming Challenges and Achieving the Perfect Translation
In my last post, “Common Challenges for Spanish to English Translators,” I wrote about some of the challenges faced specifically by Spanish to English translators
March 31, 2015
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What Are the World’s Sexiest Accents?
A few weeks ago, CNN reported the results of an interesting survey carried out through Facebook in which users voted for what was, in their
October 16, 2014
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The Translation of Bad Words on TV
Although it is quite possible that the new Dubbing Law in Argentina will imply an unexpected shove to the translation sector, the new norm could
September 27, 2013
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Chinese: The Most Widely Spoken Language in the World
English has been the dominant global language for a century, and it is still recognized and studied in the majority of the countries worldwide; nevertheless,
May 10, 2013
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What You Need to Know about Kurdish Dialects
Kurdish is a language belonging to the Indo-Iranian language family, and this one in turn belongs to the group of Indo-European languages. The family of
October 27, 2012
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Ebonics
In the 90’s, some academics started a movement to study the language that part of the U.S. African American population speaks, which is somewhat “different”
December 29, 2010
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Translations for India
India’s market is one of the largest in the world, with over 1 billion people and a growing economy. However, given the scope of its
October 28, 2009
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Language Statistics
• Quantity of living languages: 6912 • Quantity of language on the verge of extinction: 516 • Language with the largest quantity of native speakers:
August 21, 2009
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