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08 Mar 2016
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The continuing importance of translation in a globalised world

Oleg Semerikov
For clients

Looking at the modern world, it’s easy to believe that everything is becoming, well, a little more homogenous. Over the last century or two, with the rise of air travel, industrial power and lightning-fast communication, it definitely feels like our planet has become a bit smaller. These days, we’re all pretty multicultural, businesses span all kinds of national and cultural borders, and everyone speaks the same language… right? Wrong. Because even as economies integrate and business...

12 Feb 2016
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How to choose your business’ linguistic style

Oleg Semerikov
For clients

“Who are you?” That, in essence, is the question potential customers will ask when they first encounter your business. It’s a question you’ll answer through your fundamental nature: what you sell and how. It’s a question you’ll answer through your sales and marketing efforts: through your name, your logo, your web design, the advertisements you place and the events you attend. And – consciously or unconsciously – it’s a question you’ll answer through the linguistic...

02 Feb 2016
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Beyond language: How translators localise cultural references

Oleg Semerikov
For clients, For translators

A good translator needs a wide vocabulary – in two languages, no less. They need a sound understanding of the grammatical rules they work with and a firm grip on conventions of style and tone. They need to know the rules that ensure their readers will understand and accept the texts they translate – and they need to know when it’s okay to break those rules. And a good translator also needs one other thing:...

19 Jan 2016
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The power of good translation project management

Oleg Semerikov
For clients

Here at Translators Family, we spend a lot of time praising the virtues of translators – and rightly so. If there were no translators, there would be no translation agencies – in fact, there would be no translation at all. The businesses of the world would be locked into a single language forever and ever. A terrifying thought, we’re sure you’ll agree. But as important as translators are, their job simply wouldn’t be possible without...

06 Jan 2016
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How freelance translators can beat the working-from-home January blues

Oleg Semerikov
For translators

Ah, January. The most depressing time of the year? In Europe, at least, it’s got to be a contender. The weather’s cold, the days are short and the sky can sometimes stay flat and grey for weeks on end. It’s an in-between sort of time: on one hand, the Christmas festivities are over, the decorations have come down, and it’s time to go back to work. On the other, there are still months to go...