The world we live in today is certainly an exciting place to be. Within hours we can travel across the globe to experience new languages, cultures or history. The cultural division between east and west is clear to see. Not only in our everyday lives, but also in the way we do business. The corporate […]

A local charity in Wuxi, a southern Chinese city in the Jiangsu province, has gotten the attention of national news last month after creating a Chinese sign language video dictionary. The video which is the first of its kind, made national headlines after becoming a hit online. Volunteers participated in the video dictionary which was […]

Is it centre or center, litre or liter? Actually, depending on whichever side of the Atlantic Ocean you find yourself, either way of spelling the above words are classed as correct. But how can a mutual language shared between two nations seem so separated? Well in the case of Britain and America they can. There […]

Whether you talk to a small business owner, a large agency or an experienced manager, you’ll hear one thing and one thing only. Knowing a second language is beneficial. They will all agree that speaking a second language is one of the most valued abilities. Not only that, but it also opens the doors in […]

Languages change, we all know this. New words and phrases always have a funny way of making their way into our vocabulary. And while some succeed, others fail to do just that, resulting in us forget them. But this year, more than 1000 words were added to the Oxford dictionary. So it’s only befitting that […]

As Freelance Translators, we love the freedom of working from home. We are our own bosses, control our office and we drink the tea that we like. On the other hand, people who have never freelanced may not recognise the challenges we face almost every day. Long working hours, stress, busy weekends; and all this while […]

We all love a quiet night in, from time to time. Some of us watch movies, some read a book and some just catch up on sleep, which in a city like London is nothing but a luxury. Yet, there are people amongst us who think of themselves in a fun and exciting way, and […]

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again; Football is, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most internationally recognised and globalised business mechanisms in the world. Millions of fans in every corner of the globe watch great football events such as World cup or Champion League finals. Supporters pay close attention […]

Learning a new language is always exciting, regardless of your linguistic abilities, experience or knowledge. There is practically a countless number of ways in which you can approach studying a foreign language, from the ‘in-30-days-you’ll-be-fluent schools’ to audio podcasts or videos to learning from books at home. In fact, there are so many different possibilities […]