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If you plan to go abroad, or if you have been abroad before, then you’ll understand the importance of trying to speak the local language. You may find that there are many English speaking residents at your place of stay; especially if you are going to a highly populated tourist area this doesn’t mean that […]

By Marissa Tejada In Greece, simple conversations for a language lover like me can be, well, frustrating. Take this example. “Mia pizza sketi, para kalo.” I order in Greek, eyeing a plain pizza slice. “This one,” confirms the Greek man, in English, standing behind the counter. “The chicken is good too.” “Ti sketi, protimo,” I […]

Professional language translations are key in the business world. What do you think would happen if one of the world’s largest drink companies made a huge blooper with one of their slogans? Well this is exactly what happened with Pepsi back in the 1960s. Pepsi which is under the umbrella company PepsiCo is said to […]

LinkedIn, a professional social networking site has announced the launching of a Japanese language version its website. This can potentially signal a rapid growth of the network users in Asian. The California-based company has additionally established a Tokyo based office following their venture into the region. Head of LinkedIn’s Asia operations, Arvind Rajan, strongly believes […]