by Asif Afzal | Feb 10, 2021 | Doing business, Interpreting, Language, Translation, UAE
We’ve all been in situations where we have struggled to find the right words to express ourselves but this becomes even more problematic when trying to communicate with people who speak a foreign language. Knowing the right thing to say (at the appropriate time),...
by Asif Afzal | Jan 8, 2021 | Doing business, Interpreting, Localization, Translation
If you’re thinking about reaching out to a new audience, expanding into the international business arena, or looking into trading overseas, the chances are you are now contemplating using a professional translation and localisation service. If you haven’t reached this...
by Asif Afzal | Sep 16, 2020 | Doing business, Interpreting, Language, Localization, Translation
Language is often ambiguous. Culture, dialect, vernacular language, homonyms, grammar and punctuation can all affect the meaning of words and when it comes to translation, it can become even more confusing, especially when technical terminology or sector-specific...
by Asif Afzal | Sep 11, 2020 | Interpreting, Language, Localization, Translation
Translators without Borders (TWB) recently announced they have joined the Translation Initiative for Covid-19, known as TICO-19, which uses language translation technology to translate Covid-19 health information into multiple languages. The TICO-19 initiative...
by Asif Afzal | Sep 4, 2020 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
Jacques Matensi-Kubanza, chair of the charity, African French Speaking Community Support (AFSCS) has told The London Economic in a recent article online, that the UK government has put the lives of minority groups at risk due to guidance on Covid-19 being translated...
by Asif Afzal | Aug 6, 2020 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
The Conservative MP for Ynys Mon, Virginia Crosbie, has officially apologised for translation errors spotted by constituents on her Welsh Language website according to BBC news online. Virginia Crosby said the translation was an “automatic translation” and was “not...
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