Linguistic Services in Business are Highly Important Today

As soon as a business has raised significant revenue from a new product sold to its home market, the next step to follow is to go global with the product. But for a marketing campaign to be successful, there are some challenges that need to be addressed so that any marketing material sent overseas attracts […]

Why Might You Need a Passport Translation?

Passports are documents issued by national governments that identify the holder of the passport as a citizen of that country. Passports include important information about the holder such as their age and place of birth, as well as a photograph of the holder’s face and shoulders. Many passports now incorporate sophisticated technology designed to deter […]

Overcoming Linguistic Barriers With Nepali Translation Services

Nepal and its Languages Nepal is a long, but narrow country that is sandwiched between the plains of northern India to the South and the Himalayas. To the East lie the Himalayan territories of Sikkim, effectively a part of India, and independent Bhutan. Nepali is the most common language spoken in modern Nepal but is […]

All You Need to Know About Dual Citizenship in Australia

What is dual citizenship? Multiple citizenship or dual citizenship in Australia is where an individual has the status of holding two citizenship, one Australian and another that allows its citizens to hold dual citizenship with Australia. The dual citizen is expected to follow the rules of both countries depending on where they are living at […]

Easter Celebrations Around the World and in Australia

Easter is a Christian holiday with celebrations honoring Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Easter usually involves celebration as it is considered to be an important event in the Christian year. It is celebrated in many different countries where immigrants have settled from all around the world so translations need to be provided to explain the […]

What’s the Difference Between Language and Dialect?

Introduction Once upon a time, people rarely traveled, or at least never traveled as much as they do today (speaking of pre-Covid times of course!) Communities were separated from other communities for much of the time and over long periods of time the way they spoke to each other, and their language changed slowly. The […]

Do Sri Lankan Tamils Speak Sinhala?

Introduction Sri Lanka, the “teardrop-shaped island” to the South of India, is a bilingual country that has inherited its bilingualism and the origin of the conflicts between the two main ethnic groups that live there because of its colonial history. What Language Is Spoken In Sri Lanka? The majority of Sri Lankans are Sinhalese. They […]

A Quick Guide to Getting Married Overseas

Getting married in the United States of America Foreigners who live in the U.S. on a visitor or work visa may marry a US citizen or someone who holds a green cardholder. The citizen, or the holder of the green card, can sponsor their spouse through adjustment of status. However, the USCIS does have a […]

What is Back Translation?

What is back translation? Back translation is used as a rigorous check of any translation that has already been translated. It is not common as the whole back translation process adds work, time, and cost to the translation project. Basically, the back translation procedure is relatively simple as it is a translation back to the […]

Why Academic Translation is Becoming Important in Many Countries

What is academic translation? The academic translation is the translation of course material for use in school or college curricula. The translation may be used in formal classes, as supplementary material, or online. The academic translation is commonly used in countries that have more than one official language and where what is translated is material that is regarded […]