Anyone who has ever translated or taken part, in any capacity, in a legal proceeding can attest to the fact that there is a multitude of phrases and expressions that are pure Latin and yet are used in documents in many languages without translation. They remain unchanged to maintain uniformity throughout the world in various [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Europe’
Using Latin in Legal Documents (With Glossaries)
Friday, December 4th, 2009Language Map of Europe
Friday, October 23rd, 2009The map of Europe posted above is an excellent example of why localization is so important. Translators and companies who are looking for translations should not use this as a hard-and-fast, exact representation of where the dividing lines are drawn for the languages of Europe. Instead, take a moment to consider what it is really [...]
Overcoming the Global Economic Crisis with Professional Translation
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009The present global economic scenario is looking pretty dire, and companies all over the planet are looking for clever new ways to maintain their customer base and expand it in new directions. The necessity to reach out into new markets is underscored by the fact that many traditionally solid markets (such as the United [...]
Can’t We All Just Get Along?!
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, the bloodiest and most atrocious armed conflict of the 20th century. European leaders gathered in the small coastal city of Gdansk to mark the event, this being the town where German aggressors first opened fire on Polish defenses, setting off six [...]
Different Ways of Celebrating the New Year
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009As we saw in the last article that in different countries Christmas is celebrated differently, New Year’s is similarly celebrated differently in different countries.
In Germany, they say goodbye to the year with a toast in honor of St. Sylvester, and they receive the New Year with fireworks in order to ward off bad spirits. It’s [...]
English does not make sense
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008I hate to break the news to you, but I am officially declaring the language as beyond any point of hope in terms of understanding its systems, conventions, and rules. Wait…was I supposed to put that comma before the final item of the list? It depends on who you ask!
I was browsing through the updated [...]
