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The Difference Between Speaking a Language and Translating It

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The Difference Between Speaking a Language and Translating It (A language graduate’s perspective) The differences between speaking a language and translating it are countless. My job, passion and intimate relationship with the language industry have led me to realise that the differences between speaking a language and translating it are countless. Naturally, depending on the […]

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When Mist Becomes Manure – Professional translation could save your brand

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Clairol, the hair products company, introduced the Mist Stick curling iron a few years back. While the product sold well around the world, sales came to a grinding halt in Germany – ‘Mist’ of course being German for ‘manure’. Cue toothpaste was introduced to the French market by Colgate, sharing its name with that of

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The benefits of outsourcing language services to agencies

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If a business needs language services (copywriting, overwriting, editing, translation and proofreading) and document design services (graphic design and typesetting), it can follow one of three routes. Route 1: Take care of its requirements in house Route 2: Outsource its requirements to individual freelance service providers Route 3: Outsource its requirements to an expert language

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Online copywriting – Lifeblood to marketing gurus, Greek to many business owners

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Online copywriting – Lifeblood to marketing gurus, Greek to many business owners To illustrate how well-written copy can influence the reach and effectiveness of your business online, let’s look an analogy. Picking up a book, you glance at the first few lines. The language usage is striking and the characters come to life. In fact,

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