The provider of online word reference products has opened a new Spanish siteThe popular online word reference tool Dictionary.com has set up a new Spanish channel. Designed especially for learners of the language, in the long-term it will also publish …
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Google is known for encouraging their employees’ creativity to run wild. A new site called “Translation Telephone” is a good example.According to the Programmable Web blog, a Google employee, Pamela White, has created an online version of the pop…
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A new report by The Joint Commission reveals that many US hospitals face language service compliancy problemsA recently-released white paper entitled "The New Joint Commission Standards for Patient-Centered Care" points out compliance problem…
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Research from the University of Chicago suggests that even in the 21st century, people with accents can be considered untrustworthy.A 2010 study carried out by University of Chicago researchers shows that a foreign accent tends to damage a speaker&rsqu…
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Many languages have carried out, or attempted, spelling reforms, but enforcement can prove difficult.Although it hasn’t gotten a lot of English-speaking press, Spanish has undergone a spelling reform as of 2011. Created by the Real Academia Espa&…
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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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An award-winning author argues that Twitter facilitates cross-cultural communication more than other social networks.Everybody knows that the Internet has made cross-cultural communication easier. Social networking platforms have played a key role in a…
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An award-winning author argues that Twitter facilitates cross-cultural communication more than other social networks.Everybody knows that the Internet has made cross-cultural communication easier. Social networking platforms have played a key role in a…
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Last week, Google added automatic translation of Latin to its translation platform. What’s in it for them? It truly warms the heart to think that Latin students will now have equal access to machine translation along with their Spanish-studying coun…
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