Living for ‘Le Weekend’: The English Language Abroad
When it comes to native speakers, English actually fares pretty poorly; there are more native speakers of Spanish and Mandarin than there are of English.…
Translation of The Bible and Evolution of the English Language
There’s a bit of argument over who translated the Bible into English. Officially, the translation was completed by John Wycliffe, and that’s the name you’ll…
And What About Us? English Around The World
When we talk about the English language, we’re usually referring to one of two forms of English. Quite often, this is British English. After all,…
Translation and Dialects
When entering a new market, it’s a good idea to know what type of translation you need to use. Do you need a standardized translation,…
Understanding the Depth of Translating Children’s Books and Fairy Tales Into and From German
German fairy tales have had a profound impact on children around the world for multiple centuries. Tales like Rapunzel, Snow White, and Little Red Riding…
How Shakespeare Changed the English Language
It’s safe to say that William Shakespeare is one of the most headache-inducing playwrights of all time. His plays – and his language – are…
Let’s Have a Butcher’s at Some British Slang
While we may well have a few colloquialisms of our own, we can’t deny that no one does slang quite like the British. In fact,…
What a Freelance Translator Can Learn from Mark Twain, Friedrich Nietzsche and Virginia Woolf
What are the characteristics of a good freelance translator? Do they need to have native fluency in the source and destination languages? We all know…
Why a Translator Should Be Aware of and Avoid False Friends
Language is a complicated phenomenon. It exists all around the world but in various different forms. However, an interesting thing is that many languages are…
Recent Translation of Grimms’ Fairy Tales Brings Us the Original Stories
In the United States, children and adults alike are pretty accustomed to their fairy tales ending with the phrase "and they all lived happily ever…