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What Are the Easiest Languages for English Speakers to Learn?

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Alex

It is estimated that in United States, around just 18% of the population can speak a second language. Compared to the estimated 54% percent of Europeans who are proficient in a second language (and often more than one), this seems quite low. However, as the world continues to globalize and global communications become more interconnected, there is […]

Two Thumbs Down: Movie Translation Mistakes

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Federico B

A few weeks ago we published a post in which we talked about the strange yet conscientious decisions that translators make when translating movie titles. We say that they are conscientious because, in general, these translation which may seem strange or bewildering to us may in fact have their justification (cultural, marketing, etc.), for which […]

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Is “Okay” a Universal Word?

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Victoria V

Having traveled quite a bit throughout my life, I can say with much certainty that there are certain words that I deem “universal.” By this I mean that in almost any country you go to, these words are understood and recognized by the general population. Words like yes and no probably come to mind for […]

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What’s the most expensive language to translate?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Melissa PJ

It is well-known that in terms of translations, there are languages that are more common than others. For geographical reasons, demand, language’s reach, among other factors, there are languages that do not pose any difficulty in trying to find linguistic resources: There are plenty of translators for Spanish to English, Spanish to French, Spanish to Italian, […]

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Nordic Languages…Similarities

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Scott J

The languages that are commonly known as Nordic have Germanic roots and are spoken throughout the countries of Scandinavia, Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Although they are also called Scandinavian languages, due to geographic and linguistic distances between these islands and the Scandinavian region itself, one could say that it is more sensible to reserve […]

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Translation Costs Per Language Pair

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Scott J

As already presented in our post Prices Per Source Word Count, by using a good budget, as clear and detailed as possible, you can set the final price that is best for closing the project for translation services. We have seen that, depending on the translation language pair, there may be expansion or contraction of […]

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Supply and Demand in Translation

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Scott J

Up to now we have seen different ways or options for determining the total cost of a translation, but now I would like to draw attention to the question of why some rates are higher when considering not only the language pair in question, but also the country in which the translation project will be […]

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