Follow Ashley on Twitter or by visiting her website here. Enjoy!   Scotland’s linguistic landscape – Scottish Standard English and Scots Do you know your language varieties from your languages? Your dipthongs from your monopthongs? The difference between code-switching and bilingualism? Scotland’s linguistic landscape, made up predominantly of the language variety that is Scottish Standard […]

You can follow Ashley on her on Twitter or by visiting her website here. Enjoy!   What Makes Scots, Scots… Scots is the Germanic language spoken in Scotland. It is closely related to English – both developed from the same Anglo-Saxon ancestor language – as well as to other West Germanic languages, such as German […]

The impact of COVID-19 on cultures around the world has been severe and, in some cases, devastating. Festival cancellations and other repercussions on the tourism sector are more obvious, than other, less prominent consequences of the pandemic. Today, we’ll talk about how COVID-19 is changing cultures all over the world. We’ll look at how Covid […]

Approaching foreign markets Trading within international markets is becoming increasingly beneficial for businesses in the modern, globalising world. Some of the most significant reasons for this are technology and internet developments. Nevertheless, technology can only allow you to extend your company’s reach whereas an in-depth understanding of the language and culture of your target audience […]

The way companies approach internationalization process has changed drastically over the last decade. Just 10 years ago, the ‘one-fits-all’ method was generally considered to be a good standard across majority of business sectors. Companies and organizations believed, that because a campaign worked well in one market, it would also naturally work equally well elsewhere, even […]

Multilingual communities and global businesses have increased the demands of legal departments exponentially in the last couple of decades. As more small businesses reach out to international audiences, caseloads begin to pile up. Law firms not only rely on language translation agencies and professional legal translators to produce high-quality and accurate content within fast turnaround […]

Today we are happy to share with you an article written by our friend and a true language lover – George Trail. Enjoy! I’ve decided to write a blog which is ostensibly “fun” by my usual standards: one which revolves around a Youtube video posted by a German woman who herself describes it as “an […]

  Christmas is the season to be jolly. Certainly, in some countries, peculiar traditions provide enough entertainment to make sure that the seasonal cheer is enjoyed by everyone. From traditional beliefs and ritual practices, we take a look at some of the cultures around the world and what they get up to during Christmas. You […]

If you could trust any product on your shopping list, you would like to think the food you buy and eat is reliable. Trust is a funny thing when it comes to food, though. After all, everyone’s guilty of indulging in the odd bit of junk food every now and again, even when we know […]

European Language Skills

Have you ever done something suddenly? Perhaps you went away to a new country, or bought something at the very last minute. I’ve done all of the above, and I’ve also begun studying a new language without intended on doing so.   15 year old me To infinity and beyond! Okay not exactly, but I […]

The etiquette of doing business differs depending on which part of the world you find yourself. Today, we’re focusing on Latin America and the way business is dealt with in this region. If you require certified Spanish translations, click here. Language The main language spoken in Latin America is Spanish, where people are proud of […]

Today we come to you with a light hearted post showcasing 10 of our favourite epic translation fails. Here at our agency, we work very hard to avoid situations like these, but  in the spirit of having fun, we want to show you some of our favourite translation fails that we’ve found on the web. […]

There may be some people who will look at this title and question what I love about my job. I imagine hearing the usual ‘isn’t your job repetitive? do you ever leave your house?’ Yes, these are negative stereotypes, and some more generalised than others. But despite these negative associations, I love working as a translator and […]

Today we’ve decided to share some simple but effective tips to use when learning a new language. We understand that language learning requires dedication and effort, and we’re sure that every learner has tricks that work perfectly for them. But because we like to think that we know a thing or two about languages, we’ve […]

Studying a new language is an epic journey that can be very rewarding. And because this can be complex, excuses, delays and procrastinations can easily become a normal part of a language learners thought process. For that reason we will share some excuses that we’ve heard to often when the going gets tough, but because […]

Today is a lot of things, as well as being a beautiful spring day, it’s also St George’s Day, and not only this, but today also marks the celebration of Shakespeare Day. And in honour of all things English, we’ve decided that there is no better way than to celebrate the wonders of the English […]

  The subject of grammar is a touchy one, especially if you regard yourself a grammar stickler like Lynne Trust, author of the infamous and witty grammar book ‘Eats, Shoots and Leaves’.  I picked up a copy of the book in my first year at university after having it recommended to me by a lecturer. […]

I’ve had my fair share of customer service experiences, in fact I’ve been on the other end, having worked in hospitality for a number of years. I would like to believe that I know a thing or two about what customer satisfaction truly means…or do I? I mean while this statement is true here in […]

Today we have a guest post from Hanna Wilson, a language learner from Brighton who has fulfilled her New Year’s resolution of learning the Spanish language. But it wasn’t an easy journey as Hanna will tell you, but a very fulfilling one.  Learning the Spanish language has been a reoccurring new year’s resolution of mine for many years. My quest […]

  Every year numerous new words and abbreviations find their way into the dictionary. Some may say this is all part of a language revolution while others can’t fathom how words, phrases and abbreviations used informally can be given such importance. Popular terms such as ‘duckface’, ‘lol’ and ‘jel’ have all been included in the […]

A local charity in Wuxi, a southern Chinese city in the Jiangsu province, has gotten the attention of national news last month after creating a Chinese sign language video dictionary. The video which is the first of its kind, made national headlines after becoming a hit online. Volunteers participated in the video dictionary which was […]