Whether you need to use a translation service for yourself or for your company, it’s important that you get the highest quality translation possible. But how can you ensure that is the case?   Professional human translation   The most...

In the translation industry, just as in other sectors, there are good and bad companies. Ensuring you use a respectable translation company is essential if you want accurate translations, delivered on time and with a certificate of translation. But how...

Catalan originated in Catalonia, in north-eastern Spain and areas of the southernmost part of France. Today, there are 4.1 million native speakers of Catalan, with a further 5.1 million people speaking it as a second language, many of them based...

As those of us in the translation community no doubt agree, language is a fascinating thing. According to research by Vistawide, there are 6,912 living languages spread across the planet, though 516 of those are on the brink of extinction....

There are lots of English words that people mispronounce or misuse. In this blog post, we’ll examine eight common words that people regularly say incorrectly. Have you ever noticed any of the following errors?   1. ‘Arctic’ not ‘Artic’ If...

Did you know that there are some minor differences between terminology in British English and American English? As a translator, you may sometimes have to translate a document into one of these particular English variants, and there are a few...

Whilst English is the world’s most used language, that doesn’t mean that every word in the English tongue has a direct translation of words found in other languages. In fact, there are lots of rich, descriptive words that have no...

Human communication adapts to the needs of a people group at a specific time, and when it comes to the spoken word it’s common to observe the gradual decline and eventual extinction of different languages. In this blog post we’ll...

LinkedIn is an incredibly valuable tool for forging professional relationships with new clients, and building a good LinkedIn profile is one of the first things you should do as a freelance translator who depends on the internet to source work....

As a translator, you’re obviously expected to know more than one language. But have you ever considered adding more languages to your linguistic repertoire? Well, thanks to the fantastic resources available on the internet, there’s never been a better time...