by Robin Bennett | Feb 19, 2021 | Languages, Opinion
This year’s International Mother Language Day will be held on Sunday 21st February. First celebrated in 2000, this internationally recognised UNESCO event aims to celebrate and protect all of the world’s languages. Recognising the benefits that languages and...
by Robin Bennett | Sep 14, 2020 | Languages, Opinion, Translation
Here is a list of our favourite language apps in 2020 (feel free to suggest any you love): Grammarly (Chrome extension or keyboard addition) – Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant which checks your spelling and grammar across documents, emails and social...
by Intern | Sep 10, 2020 | Opinion, Translation
There are many situations in life which encourage us to reach for the immediate assistance of Google Translate: a monolingual menu in that charming, local restaurant you discovered on holiday; a desperate attempt to give helpful directions to a tourist in your...
by Robin Bennett | Aug 18, 2020 | Languages, Opinion, Translation
A sure-fire investment for the future I’m 52 years old today (… why thank you – it’s all that clean living) but, I can still recall the classroom dust motes, the smell of polish and wood, and the pain and anguish, 40 odd years ago, as I sat there, utterly baffled by...
by Intern | Aug 11, 2020 | Opinion, Translation
Hello, my name is Simone and after completing my B.A. in Translation at the University of Leipzig in Germany, I have been an intern at Aktuel Translations Group for three months. While the previous two articles on this blog mainly focused on the experience of an...
by Intern | Aug 4, 2020 | Opinion, Translation
Hi, I’m Giulia and I recently completed my internship at Aktuel. You already heard from another intern’s struggles with Covid-19, and I’m here to give you a slightly different perspective, as our experiences had one major difference: I never got the...
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