The Alchemist in 56 Languages: Most Translated Book by Living Author
While the Holy Bible is the most translated book in the history of the world, Paulo Coelho’s “The Alchemist”, published…
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Cross Paths After 125 Years
Many Americans have been focusing on Thanksgiving held this Thursday but not everyone was perhaps aware that the Jewish Hanukkah…
Thanksgiving Day: Gratitude is Matter of Perspective
It’s Thanksgiving Day in America! How long is your list of things to thank for? Not about the turkey Thanksgiving…
New York Graffiti Art: Its Birth, Growth and Looming Death
Graffiti has been in existence since the old times with its examples traced to the Ancient Egypt period. More examples…
A Translator’s Challenge: Some Words are Just Difficult to Translate into Another Language
A translator, as well as an interpreter, is highly in demand more than ever these days. It is a fact…
The Beatles: Greatest Artists of All Time
Indisputably the most popular rock group in the 1960s, The Beatles’ influence on the music industry worldwide remains unparalleled by…
Nature Loves Spirals
From seashells to galaxies to this storm, Nature loves spirals. This was a famous tweet by Commander Chris Hatfield, former…
Why is Language Translation Important?
In the industry of language translation and interpreting, it is common to hear the words translation, localization, internationalization and globalization.…
Selfie is Oxford Dictionaries’ Winner Word of the Year
Many consider it as an embarrassment but the most distinguished keeper of the English language, Oxford Dictionaries, has just declared…
Defining Swiss Lingua Franca with Four Official Languages
Swiss Lingua Franca: Switzerland has four national languages. These are German, French, Italian and Romansh, and all are treated with…
TOEFL: Passport to Brighter Horizons
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) was established in order to measure the English language proficiency of…
Womb Talk: Babies Learn Their First Language
When does a baby really begin to talk? Psychologists believe the stage varies, depending on the speech and mental development…