Where Do We Not Celebrate the Year 2014?
The year has ended and another has begun. Around this time, the common greeting is “Happy New Year!” or “Have a great New Year!” However,
Six Degrees of Separation
According to the theory of the six degrees of separation, proposed in 1930 by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy, any person is connected to another
Difficult Languages
It is easier for a person who speaks a Latin-derived language to learn to speak another language that shares the same Latin roots since they
Burger Localization
As almost every company who sells products or services in multiple countries knows, localization is a very important part of an international marketing strategy. Whether
What Languages Are Spoken in the Philippines?
The language of the Philippines was originally written in the Baybayin script, which in turn is similar to those used in Java, Bali and Sumatra.
April Fool’s Day… How it translates into other cultures
The current festivities differ greatly from the Bible story that bore the legend – the date marks the death of all children under two years
Interpreters at the G-20 Meeting in Seoul
Last week was the meeting of the Group of Twenty (G-20), in Seoul. In this two-day event, 25 Heads of State and representatives of various
Twitter and Different Translation Options
In addition to using automatic translation programs to bridge language barriers in an environment where real-time communication is of the essence, like Twitter, it is
Budgets for Eastern Languages
If we consider that budgets are calculated according to the number of words in the files to be translated, then there is nothing more difficult
Size of Texts in Translations
When translating from one language to another, the lengths of the source text and target text usually have some differences. In certain situations, the differences
