…or the one where I create a plan to catch up with some of the interesting language-related stories that I wasn’t able to get to over the past month.I’ve been blogging for nearly 7 years now, and I would say that actually writing a blog post …
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While our website was overhauled, our three blogs went on a break too. If you have been to the Language Translation Inc. website lately, you may have noticed a new look. And if you have come to this blog lately, you may have noticed a distinct lack of…
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We most often associate technology with translation and localization. But the world of interpreting is impacted by technological change as well.The second North American Summit on Interpreting, which will be held this weekend in Washington, D.C., will …
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German social games developer MegaZebra got going early in localization and is reaping the benefits.For an online game company, it’s wonderful to have fun and addictive concepts. And it’s even better to be able to market them over large portions of the…
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Here are a few of this year’s top April Fools’ hoaxes from the other side of the pond. With their significant time zone advance, European countries were pretty much finished with their April fooling around by the time US jokes were at pe…
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It’s been a busy blogging year at Language Translation, Inc. Here’s a look back at five favorite posts from 2010.Bloggers generally love lists, and I am no exception. As I look forward to another year of blogging for Language Translation, Inc , I w…
Beware of mysterious anonymous blogs that are too well-written….In a curious blog dedicated, apparently, to the theme of “training,” I ran into an extremely pertinent list of “The 10 Benefits of Cross-Cultural Training.” I say…
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There was a time when almost everything on the internet was in English. And that was a long time ago.In the early online years, some argued that the internet would increase, or even cement, the dominance of English as a lingua franca. Many of the worl…
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Thanksgiving is primarily celebrated in two countries: the USA and Canada. Since 1957, Canadian Thanksgiving has been celebrated on the second Monday of October. So as US residents settle down to Thanksgiving supper on Thursday, our Canadian neighbors …
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