George Bernard Shaw is credited with the satirical comment that the English and the Americans are ‘Two nations divided by a common language’. The English (and, indeed, the Scots, Welsh and Irish) often accuse their cousins across the pond of being unable to … [Read more...]
Buying Translation services for the first time
If your business is beginning to spread its wings and explore new territories, you may be considering translating your marketing material into other languages. It’s an exciting time, but as with all development, there are costs, and the role of … [Read more...]
Machine Translation – good or evil?
When people think of automated translation tools they think of the Google translation service (which has both free and paid for services), but there are many more ‘instant translation’ tools online. Most translators will advise you to stay well away … [Read more...]
Moving pictures
In case you didn’t know, TTC wetranslate has its own YouTube channel. There’s a wide range of videos from promotional items through some of our charity work and useful information for companies looking at their translation options. However, this isn’t a … [Read more...]
It’s all in a day’s work
If you imagine what kind of work a translator does on a day-to-day basis you probably think of long documents, website copy and marketing material. It’s true that quite a lot of our work falls into those categories. But here are a few of our more … [Read more...]
Navigating the cultural minefield
When doing business with people in another country, you can step on a cultural landmine, if you don’t go about it without due care and attention. Brits can be anything from reserved to very friendly. If you don’t understand that what they say is not … [Read more...]
