12
Dec 2014
ONE-SIDED LANGUAGE CHALLENGE
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 […]
09
Dec 2014
TRANSLATION BLOOPERS
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 […]