by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 2, 2016 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Iran is not generally a country people think of when discussing international trade and business. Due to its tumultuous political history as recent as the 1970s, trade and business sanctions were placed on Iran that, until recently, prevented...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 2, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan As we talked about in an earlier post, there has been some form of established iconography used to make communication easier since at least the 1920s, when “isotype” was created. It was never meant to be a replacement for translation and...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 25, 2016 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Google has recently released some very important data regarding what languages are the most popular in terms of Google Translate. A few of them are ones that everyone would expect to see on a list of trending online languages, but there are some...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 25, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Translation memories, or “TMs”, are extremely useful tools for companies that rely heavily on translation, which will soon be most companies. A translation memory is any sort of document or tool that serves as a record and reference for the...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 25, 2016 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Japanglish, also known as “Engrish” and “Janglish”, is the term used for words used in Japanese that look and sound just like English words, but have different meanings. The Japanese term is wasei-eigo, which means “English made in Japan”. This...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 25, 2016 | Foreign Language
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Japan is, and has been, a country of fast-growing businesses and technological advances. Think about how many things you use everyday that were probably made, or at least developed or designed, in Japan. This means that a lot of translators had...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 19, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan These days, it is impossible to get ahead in any sort of industry as a small business or start-up without thinking about globalization. If you are the owner of a small business or start-up, the first thing that comes to mind when you hear...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 19, 2016 | Translation Services
By Sarah-Claire Jordan To begin, let’s go over again what “globalization” means. Globalization is the process of cultures, business and nations interacting with and borrowing from each other with the help of international trade. Of course, technology has played a...
