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Audio translation services save clients money

June 7, 2012 By
The source used in audio translation services can be an audio or video file.

Audio translation services What are audio translation services? Simple. The source for an audio translation is a sound file. For example, a client might send an .mp3 file in French to an audio translation services provider. Then the vendor produces an English document from it. By contrast, the source for a “regular” translation is a [...]

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Which language is best when using Twitter?

April 4, 2012 By

Certain languages are more conducive to tweeting than others, according to a recent article in The Economist. Chinese and Japanese are especially useful for micro-blogging due to their inherent brevity relative to other languages. (Twitter is blocked in China.) Those who tweet in Arabic and Korean can also make their micro-posts relatively concise. Romance languages [...]

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What are the origins of Korean?

March 9, 2012 By

Professor Alex Baretta, a specialist in English and linguistics at the University of Manchester, discusses whether Korean is a linguistic orphan.

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