10 Arabic Proverbs That Make You Wiser
A few words of wisdom to make you reflect on your own view of the world… Introduced by Immanuel Kant in 1790,…
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Top 10 Countries that Speak the Most Languages
Many countries around the world have one or two languages spoken by the majority of their people. There are however, a handful…
Cultural Customs and Traditions: 13 Practices That Shape How the World Communicates
Every cultural tradition has a reason. A Japanese host prepares for what you need before you ask. Meanwhile, a Brazilian colleague arrives…
Different Cultures Around the World: 10 Examples That Show How We Really Live
Every culture has its own internal logic. The way a Greek host insists on refilling your plate, the way a Swede falls…
The Translation of Onomatopoeias Across Languages
What springs to mind when you hear “ribbit”? If you are a native English speaker, it’ll likely conjure up an image of…
Simplified vs Traditional Chinese – what’s best for your translation needs?
Most people in today’s time and age recognize the prominence of the Chinese language in the realm of business and beyond. Combined…
8 Mind-Blowing Spanish Words That Defy English Translation
Translation is often complicated and far from straightforward, oftentimes due to the large number of expressions used by native speakers that sometimes…
Adventures in the vast and wide world of Chinese dialects
There are a bazillion of Chinese dialectal varieties (or 方言 – fāng yán) spoken in mainland China and beyond. And yet, when…
Brothers Grimm – A Tale on the Origin of an Ancestral Language
If you’ve ever heard of the Grimm brothers, odds are it’s not for their highly insightful contributions to the field of linguistics…
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