Flemish vs Dutch: Why Getting the Language Right Matters When Exporting to Flanders
For UK companies exporting to continental Europe, Belgium is a prime opportunity — strategically located, multilingual, and highly industrialised. But understanding the country’s unique linguistic landscape is vital to making the right first impression. One of the...
CPD for Professional Linguists — Keep Learning Everyone!
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a critical subject for professional linguists —and rightly so. For translators, interpreters, project managers - and indeed for other roles, some of which are evolving in the profession - it matters. CPD ensures that...
Using the Internet to Improve Your Language Skills
The internet has revolutionised language learning, making it easier than ever to improve and maintain your language skills. Whether you’re starting from scratch or simply brushing up, there are countless free and accessible resources online to help you stay engaged...
The Importance of Specialised Translation in Engineering
In the competitive global marketplace, engineering companies working hard to export their products must ensure that their technical documents, user manuals, and product specifications are accurately translated. Unlike general translation, engineering translation...
Reflections on Returning to Lyon
From our Translations Manager Liam... During my university studies, I was lucky enough to spend the third year of my Modern Languages degree studying abroad in Lyon. I lived there from September 2013 until June 2014 and had an amazing time in France’s third-largest...
Thoughts on Wordplay, Viennese Bins and Austrian German Translation
This was intended to be a learned discourse on the differences between Germany and Austria for German language translation after a recent trip to Vienna. But the thing about travelling with linguists is that they get distracted.
Pharmaceutical Translations – and Trust
When a pharmaceutical company orders a translation, whether for regulatory purposes, research or patient information, the relationship with the translation company must be based on trust. This means trust that the translation will be performed by a qualified linguist...
Translation for intellectual property: Call a superhuman translator!
Translators in the field of intellectual property are superb linguists, who not only have command of a second language, but also know the terminology in multiple specialist fields. Why do we say that? First of all, we should define what we mean by intellectual...
AI & Translation – the Superpowers of the Professional Linguist
AI & Translation – part 2… By Alexika Managing Director, Mark Robinson. It was a privilege to take part in the Chartered Institute of Linguists Roundtable event on the subject of AI and Translation earlier this month together with fellow CIOL council member...
Location, Location, Translation…Translating in a Landscape under Threat
Translating in a beautiful but threatened landscape
