Senior Writer
“Senior writer covering language, culture, and the people who carry both across borders.”
Bernadine Racoma is a senior writer at Day Translations covering language, culture, and the small everyday acts of translation that make global life work. Her features lean toward the human side of the industry — the lives of interpreters, linguists, and the communities they serve.
Each year on April 23, UNESCO and the rest of the world celebrate World Book and Copyright Day. It is a very important day for international book publishing because it is a worldwide celebration to promote reading and enjoyment of books. About 100 countries and…
Translation facilitates communication but there are times when translation fails from social media posts and other online sources can elicit various emotions. Most people around the world get their information from various social media platforms. Users of social media share news and entertainment, conduct business,…
In the Awareness series of the United Nations, April 8 is declared as International Romani Day, to celebrate their culture as well as elicit awareness regarding the issues that the Romani people face today. This special day for the Romani people was declared at Serock,…
The first day of April is a great day for pranksters and jokesters, as this is the day that they celebrate April Fool’s Day. Even the media is not spared from this. There have been incidences reported that seemed real but were in fact carefully…
When the weather gets cooler in western countries, people search for warmer places with plenty of activities and sights to visit, including beaches. One of the favorite destinations for locals from western countries is Asia that offers plenty of excellent sights, a variety of activities…
Te Reo or the language is how the indigenous people (tangata whenua) of New Zealand call their language, which the English speakers know as Māori. In the West the name of the language is written without the macron (Maori). The macron over a letter, which…
More companies are exploring foreign markets today, as countries open their doors to international trade and global marketing. However, local businesses from English-speaking countries initially thought that English is enough for them to penetrate foreign markets and international audiences. But contrary to popular belief, the…
There are 7,099 languages in the entire world and almost all movies use some of the most dominant languages to reach more audiences worldwide. Some countries produce films in their own language, which then use dubbing or subtitling services for international audiences. Black Panther is…
Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese designer, invented emoji or emojis in 1999 while working with a team on the i-mode mobile Internet platform of NTT DoCoMo. He was inspired by the symbols used in weather forecasts, manga, street signs and Chinese characters. The emojis were initially…
Conveying messages can seem to be a simple task. But when international waters are crossed, translation mishaps have had stakes beyond letters to actual lives. In this list are some of the most controversial marketing accidents performed in our time and some of the grimmest…
The nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. is a beautiful compact federal district that measures 68.34 sq. mi (177.0 km2). It is home to an estimated population of 681,170, which reaches about one million during the workweek and it’s home to the most embassies in the country…
Since man started using the spoken word, interpreters started to exist. Interpreters have always been vital in the relations among people of dissimilar origins. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact time interpreting began to be used. However, there are Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics indicating ”interpreters” as…
