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04/03/2021

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05/02/2021

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17/12/2020

What exactly can a translation agency do for you? What benefits do they offer you as a client? Take a look at our blog post to find out!

If you need something translating, you have a few options: Do it yourself (lucky you!) Use Google Translate (WITH CAUTION) Phone a friend (preferably one with language skills…) Find a freelance translator (where would you start?!) Or you might decide to work with an agency! Language agency, inter...

04/12/2020

You'd be surprised how many companies try to save time or money by hiring individuals who have knowledge of another language but no professional translation or interpreting experience. What can go wrong? Read our blog to find out!

The manager of a respected company wouldn’t hire their friend who is good at maths but has no professional qualifications to manage their financial accounts, so why should this be any different for translation and interpreting? Unfortunately, many people think that being fluent in another language...

25/11/2020

Which languages are the most difficult for English speakers to learn and why? Have a read of our blog post to find out!

Today we are introducing you to some of the most difficult languages in the world to learn for English native speakers- which one of these languages would you like to give a go? Japanese Linguists around the world confirm that Japanese is the hardest language to learn for English native speakers. No...

18/11/2020

Why is proofreading important? What can go wrong if a text isn't proofread? Have a read of our blog post to find out!

You probably know the feeling of reading a text and being able to tell that not quite enough time has gone into checking things like grammar and spelling. This can be frustrating and often has quite a different effect on the reader than that which was intended.   In some ways, the task of proofread...

18/11/2020

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11/11/2020

Feeling peckish? You might be surprised how often food comes up in everyday sayings. Have a read of our blog to disover the perfect recipe for a dish of tasty food-related idioms!

Many languages’ idioms seem to be related to typical foods found in the countries where they are spoken, for example there are a fair few Wurst-based idioms in German!

04/11/2020

What options do translators have when translating the names of people and places? How are cultural references dealt with in translation? Have a read of our blog post to find out!

When we read a newspaper, a novel or a text from any other genre, we are sometimes faced with references that we don’t understand. Often we will gloss over these as they don’t hinder our understanding of the text, but sometimes we will go away and look up the reference, either because we need to...

28/10/2020

How are translation quotes calculated? What do you need to ask yourself before starting a translation project? Have a read of our blog post to find out! https://buff.ly/2Tst1GW

26/10/2020

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14/10/2020

What on earth do you mean? We love discovering the origins of popular sayings here at Tongue Tied! Take a look at our blog post for some of our favourites!

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater This one is a bit of a mouthful but the basic message is to not get rid of important things when you’re getting rid of the unnecessary ones. It’s thought that this phrase goes as far back as the 1500s when most people could only have a …

12/10/2020

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