by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 30, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan One particular piece of news that seems to be on everyone’s mind and in everyone’s mouth is “Brexit”, which refers to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. A vote was held on June 23rd, and a little more than half wanted out. It seems...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 16, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan The Olympic Games, or simply the Olympics, as they are usually called in English, are huge international sporting events that happen every two years (with winter games every 4 years, and summer games every 4 years). They are an excellent example...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 10, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan This is an age of connectedness, with technology bridging cultural gaps that have existed for centuries, language and communication have become more important than ever before. It’s not enough to simply know a bit about another culture or...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 2, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Since the realization that we don’t all speak the same language, humans have been trying to come up with ways around language barriers. The best solution we have come up with so far is probably to depend on the skills of people trained in both...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 2, 2016 | Business Translation
By Sarah-Claire Jordan Globalization is the next big step for any business lately, whether they are ready for it or not. The way the international market is developing is making it almost impossible to maintain a competitive edge and stay local at the same time. One...
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...
