Government Introduction of the Immigration Cap
The UK legal sector have recently complained about the new restrictions in UK immigration law.  The changes to law have been well publicized and can be viewed by the public and all interested parties at the UK Border Agency’s website (see below).  These laws and rules represent a continual and […]

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In reviewing the New York Times Article of August 11, 2010 (“Advertisers Seek To Speak to Muslim Consumers”), the author wondered aloud about the pursuit of Islamic and Muslim consumers by marketing agencies and their clients. The marketing groups have famously pursued the consumer interests of the so-called Generation Y (“Gen Y”). Now, […]

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If re-elected, the Australian Labor party has promised to invest in language services for the elderly. Nationwide parliamentary elections were held in Australia on Saturday. Following a historically close race, the leading Labor and Liberal parties sti…

Our third new blog category will feature all aspects of language use and culture – and how they connect.As we announced on August 2nd, we’ve created three new blogs. Our Translation, Interpretation and Localization blog focuses on the three mai…

Relying on machine translation is risky in any field, but presents particular dangers in medicine.The International Medical Interpreters Association couldn’t make it any clearer: in their Guide on Medical Translation, the section about automated …

Relying on machine translation is risky in any field, but presents particular dangers in medicine.The International Medical Interpreters Association couldn’t make it any clearer: in their Guide on Medical Translation, the section about automated …

Bootleg DVD covers provide some decidedly creative translations of film descriptions.After writing this blog for over four years, I was starting to think I had covered about every example of mistranslation possible. Mangled menus, incomprehensible sign…

Bootleg DVD covers provide some decidedly creative translations of film descriptions.After writing this blog for over four years, I was starting to think I had covered about every example of mistranslation possible. Mangled menus, incomprehensible sign…