Globally, English is one of the most spoken and popular languages. Many English speakers believe that other cultures will understand the English words they use, without realizing that some of the words in English have different connotations or meanings in different languages. Many of these…
When you go online, chat with friends and join forums, you might have encountered a number of acronyms and abbreviations that make you scratch your head in trying to figure out what they mean. These are called Internet slang, chatspeak, netspeak, cyber slang or Internet…
Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese designer, invented emoji or emojis in 1999 while working with a team on the i-mode mobile Internet platform of NTT DoCoMo. He was inspired by the symbols used in weather forecasts, manga, street signs and Chinese characters. The emojis were initially…
As a language services provider, we’re continually dealing with words. There are over 7,000 languages in the world constituting an incontemplatable amount of words and inspiring speeches among them. When you come to think of it, while knives and guns seem to be among the…
Having great communication skills is crucial in life, not just for personal reasons but also for professional use. In fact, a lot of industries at present already include communication skills as a prerequisite before hiring an employee. If you’re eyeing a career in the communications…
When you are pitching a presentation to your boss or an important client, you want your graphics to look slick and professional. You want the complex concepts, ideas, and information you are communicating to be conveyed in a simplified manner that impresses your audience. The…
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the latest buzz-phrase to catch the world by storm. What exactly are these “things” that are mounting a new wave of change in our society? And aren’t “things” just “inanimate, material objects” anymore? Err… no. Welcome to 2016; a…
In crisis situations involving people and nations with language differences, the role of interpreters and translators cannot be discounted. These interpreters are in demand around the world. Many times they take the risk to keep the public informed by doing interpretation work for journalists. They assist…
When you learn a new language, you’ll notice that there are some specific words and phrases that can’t simply be translated because they’re unique to the new language, and therefore don’t have an equivalent, or mean something completely different if you try to translate them…
What to do when you and your lover don´t share the same native language. At this very moment, there are lots of couples all around the world receiving the same answers from their therapist: “You have communication issues, you have to improve communication, talk through…
If you’re going to travel to foreign places, you’ll have basic needs to communicate with people who use different languages. Try to learn a few words, phrases, or expressions in these languages. This expressions won’t eliminate the need for translation or interpreting assistance, nor make…
Learning a new language is a skill that many people want to have. One of the most fascinating languages to learn is Arabic. Ranking as the third most commonly spoken languages in the world, speaking Arabic is certainly a useful skill to have. However, it…
