Nataly Kelly helps to dispel these misconceptions: Being bilingual is enough to make you a translator or an interpreter, interpreters and language translators do the same thing, or such language professionals are usually multilingual. Picking up where …

“Europe” is a vast multilingual and multicultural patchwork; so don’t assume that English is always enough to do business there.Americans travelling in Europe are often impressed by how well the population speaks English. Or if they aren’t…

In this final post introducing our new website, we’ll show you how we’ve featured our most important asset – our clients.Language Translation, Inc has a long history of working with a fascinating array of clients, both multinational corporations …

One might think that geographical names would be universal — but this is far from the case.Languages would be a bit easier to learn if place names were always the same. Of course, different versions are inevitable when alphabets differ. But even amon…

In the first of a series about fascinating websites for language lovers, we will take a look at the site WordnikBeyond ongoing talk of machine translation, we mustn’t forget that the Internet also boasts a fountain of fun sites for word lovers. …

A new system that translates the names of Ottawa’s bus stops leads to some curious results.Since Canada is an officially bilingual country, all public communication must be presented in both French and English. Thanks to a recent initiative from Ott…

Cross-cultural management is an endless topic, since every culture can be examined as it relates to any other culture. Have you ever thought about what type of managers Romanians make? I haven’t – or hadn’t – but the topic comes…

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…

What’s in store for the language service sector in 2011? Research group Common Sense Advisory has some ideas.Since 2005, the major research group Common Sense Advisory has been publishing predictions about the language service industry. The group&rsq…

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…