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Language insights

How to Say Trick or Treat in 5 Different Languages And Other Halloween Facts

In the United States Midwest, parents prepare their children to give the usual Halloween speech, ‘Trick or Treat!’. They also prepare them for a sneaky trick or treat answer. It’s tradition for many people answering the door on Halloween night to answer ‘Trick or Treat!’ with ‘Trick’. This means the child has to perform some sort of trick before getting a treat. Kids may sing Halloween songs, tell a joke, even play a simple magic trick.

27 Oct 2017
Two yellow Minion figurines with goggles standing beside paint cans, speakers of the Banana language
Language insights

How to Decode Minion (Banana) Language

There are several languages that have been created from movies or works of literature. There’s Klingon from the Star Trek franchise. The movie Avatar brought us Na’vi. There’s also Dothraki from Game of Thrones. Let’s not forget Elvish, Nadsat, and Lapine.

06 Oct 2017
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Localization

What is Localization and Why You Should Use It

What is localization is a question we often hear from the businesses that decide to modify the content and design of their websites, apps, or video games to target specific language speakers. Learn more about localization and how it works in our article.

22 Sep 2017
Fountain pen resting on an open notebook with handwritten lines, the start of a personal business note
Business

Handwritten Notes as a Secret Business Weapon: a Guide

Going paperless is a laudable goal. In fact, the majority of the time you should pick electronic or face to face communication when possible. However, there is something wonderfully tactile about opening an envelope, unfolding a handwritten letter, even flipping over a postcard to read the message after looking at the picture.

11 Sep 2017
Glasses resting on an open book on a wooden table, studying words that have no direct translation
Language insights

Untranslatable Words in The English Language

How do you say restroom in French? What’s the Japanese word for grape? If you’re a translator or just speak more than one language you probably answer questions like these frequently. The answers, by the way, are salle de repos and グレープ (gurēpu). You may also be aware that there are words that simply don’t translate well out of or into certain languages. This is even true for English. Keep reading to learn what some of these words are.

22 Aug 2017
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Translation tips

5 Blogs on Translation Everyone Should Follow

Whether you are a professional translator, fan of languages, dedicated traveler, or professional who uses translation services on a regular basis there are some great translation blogs out there. Any one of these could be of interest to you. Below, we have outline five that we think are especially valuable.

08 Aug 2017