Tourists are typically drawn to destinations that make them feel comfortable and safe, and some of these destinations belong to the friendliest cities in the world. These cities typically are rated by travelers who have explored many cities around the world. A few prominent travel…
A translator’s main task it to render an accurate translation of the source language into the requested target language. So, does this cover translating the document verbatim, including translating bad grammar? It’s a question that plagues many translators, especially those who are still very new…
Gone are the days where we instantly think of robots as cyborgs. We don’t see them as armed metal creatures or autonomous humanoid machines. We even understand the term Android as the mobile operating system from Google. People have gone past the typical concept of…
One of the backbones of a country’s economy is the manufacturing industry. It has gone through many advancements through the years and has survived economic booms and downturns. Today’s technological advances are transforming the industry further. The increased international reach and improved communications provide the…
Freelancing, independent work, and alternative job arrangements are becoming more prominent. They make up the free market system called the gig economy, which is predicted to take over 40% of the US labor landscape by 2020. It’s difficult to ascertain whether or not this trend…
For coffee lovers, it is highly probable that you got your caffeine fix from a Starbucks store near you. Heck, you don’t even have to que since you can pre-order on their mobile app! Just like other American fast food chains, Starbucks is almost everywhere….
One can say that some famous translators are the alter egos of the original authors and writers. Translation involves meticulous work and knowledge of many things, aside from the fluency in the language pair and high level of creative writing skills. While the translator is…
E-commerce, once the playground of big conglomerates from developed countries, is now the more accessible and is rapidly gaining more players, such as Latin America’s MercadoLibre, which rivals the operations of Amazon and Ebay. In fact, MercadoLibre can be labeled as the “Amazon of Latin…
British entertainment comes in many forms, and a mime festival is one of the entertainment events in the country that draws the largest crowds. London, England’s capital and largest city, hosts the annual London International Mime Festival. This year, the festival runs from January 9…
How many medical interpreting errors have you encountered? Many countries have diverse populations, thus, people speak a variety of languages in different levels of proficiency. The situation presents a big problem to healthcare providers who have to deal with patients from different ethnicities in the…
McDonald’s was born in San Bernardino, California in 1940. The international business started as a fast food restaurant by brothers Maurice and Richard McDonald. From being a restaurant the owners turned the business into a hamburger outlet before exploring the franchise business. They started using…
As New Year’s Eve draws nearer to usher in the New Year, many people are feeling nostalgic about the year that passed. So many things have happened in the year that is ending. It’s a mix of individual, local, national and worldwide trials, political strifes,…
