You might not think about how language translation affects your everyday life, but according to Nataly Kelly, there is hardly anything in your life that isn't touched in some way by language translation.

We now continue with the second part of this two-part post on ten ways in which language translation shapes your life, as elaborated in a Huffington Post blog post by Nataly Kelly. Here are the remaining five ways.

6. Language translation fuels the economy.

Without language translation global businesses wouldn’t be able to sell their products and services. Take the website of any Fortune 500 company, and chances are it's multilingual. If not, those companies are likely to employ workers who speak other languages, even if they only cater to domestic markets. Without language translation, these companies would be unable to meet the expectations of customers -- and shareholders.

7. Language translation entertains us.

Whether you're soccer, baseball, or hockey fan, chances are you'll find an interpreter or translator on the field or the court of your home team. Sports today are more international than ever before, and in order to breach the language barrier professional athletes rely on interpreters when moving from country to country. But other important sources of entertainment, like movies and books, also require language translation. Imagine how successful The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo would have been if everyone were forced to read it in Swedish?

8. Language translation tests our faith.

Many people read a translation of a sacred text every night before they go to bed. Some holy books are read in their original language, but most followers of religions require language translation. Indeed, language translation is often the source of controversy in religion, whether it's a discussion of whether the Quran should be translated or left in its original Arabic, or whether a new translation indicates that Jesus was married.

9. Language translation feeds the world.

The people who work in the fields where food is grown often speak a language other than that spoken by the people who buy the produce they pick. The same is true of meat processing plants. And, thanks to language translation, major food and beverage companies like McDonald's, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and Starbucks are able to sell their products globally. These businesses rely on language translation to communicate with workers, meaning that human resource manuals and training software must also be translated.

10. Language translation makes us fall in love.

Yes, Nataly Kelly confirms that people fall in love thanks to language translation. “Having worked as an interpreter for countless ‘cupid calls,’ in which two people in love defy the odds by engaging in sweet talk across languages, I can attest that love knows no barriers -- as long as there is language translation to hold people together,” she says.

And speaking of love, the word seems appropriate to describe the language translation profession. “When we polled translators and interpreters for our book, we saw that they love their jobs -- 96.4 percent of respondents reported that they were satisfied with their work,” says Kelly.

Can you think of other ways your life has been touched by translation or interpretation? If so please post a comment to let us know.

By Alex Dupont
Marketing Communications Specialist
Language Translation Inc.

See Also

• There is hardly anything in your life that is not touched by language translation
  Translation is the act of rewriting a document, changing it into another language.
• Professional athletes rely on language interpretation when moving from country to country
  Language Interpreting is the process of translating spoken words from one language into another.
• 10 Ways Translation Shapes Your Life by Nataly Kelly
  As I explain in my new book, Found in Translation (co-authored with Jost Zetzsche), here are 10 reasons why translation is so significant.