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…
Translation and interpretation are among the services that help assure equal treatment in the health care system.Language translation and interpretation services, when correctly provided, help to guarantee equal access to health care for all. They thus…
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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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Technology now allows learners to study languages interactively at home, in the car or on the plane. But how effective are these methods?Today’s language learner is faced with a dizzying array of methods. Traditional classes are of course offered…
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Despite its articles available in many languages, Wikipedia remains Anglo-centric. A Microsoft research team in India is working to change that.Given that high-tech savvy and multilingual communication meet in the sub-continent, it is not surprising th…
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Despite its articles available in many languages, Wikipedia remains Anglo-centric. A Microsoft research team in India is working to change that.Given that high-tech savvy and multilingual communication meet in the sub-continent, it is not surprising th…
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As the saying goes, you learn something new every day. Today I learned something about the MICE industry. 250This post almost didn’t happen, because the headline that triggered it was entitled BRIDGING LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN THE MICE INDUSTRY. Now…
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A lot of other terms, actually – maybe like “dog” and “cat”?I learned the hard way about the complexities of saying merci. In France, when someone offers you something to eat or drink, it is considered ever-so-slightly impolite to say &ldquo…
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