An introduction to the Polish language With roughly 21 million Poles living outside of Poland, the Polish language is not an uncommon sight around the UK. From Polish shops to road signs, we’re sure you’ve seen the Polish language in use, but what sort of a language is it? The Polish language in a nutshell…
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The growth of industries in Poland When Poland left its communistic era, its economy received the shock of being able to freely raise or lower its prices, as well as all of its semi-state companies overnight losing government funding. But this is the same story for many EU states after the fall of the communist block.…
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Conference season 2017 At the beginning of the year it always seems like it’s ages away – but now, late-November, it seems to have snuck up on us. We’ve been to ATC conference in London, tekom in Germany, plus NTIF in Helsinki. Although the destinations are wonderful, why do we really go there? Making connections…
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We’ve just got back from a great couple of days at tekom. For those of you who haven’t been there before, it’s one of the biggest events our industry has to offer. Thousands of people attend from all corners of the globe. And the sheer number of exhibitors goes to show just what the conference…
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ATC Summit London Having just come back from the ATC Summit in London, we thought we’d share some takeaways with you, just in case you missed it. This year, we wanted to make a splash by sponsoring the Attendees bags! The ATC Summit London is the UK language industry association. Every year, they hold a…
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Once again, it’s September 30th! The day we celebrate all of those fantastic people out there who spend their time sitting behind computers. We’re not talking about your kids 😛 We want to thank every translator, proofreader, and interpreter. Without your tireless work, the world would be a lot darker and less understandable. Let’s face…
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The Translation Process Have you ever wondered what happens when you send a document to be translated? Back in the day, if you couldn’t understand another tribe, you went to war. For the tribes lucky enough to have a mystic, they could establish communication with another tribe. These days, we have more forms…
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Polish marketing – how to get your brand noticed by the UK’s Polish community With almost a million Poles living in the UK, Polish-speaking consumers really aren’t a group to be ignored. Especially as Polish is the second most spoken language in Britain. Lots of companies are looking to get a piece of this Polish…
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There are plenty of funny Translation Mistakes out there. You can find countless websites dedicated to pictures of funny Asian translations, which although amusing, got us thinking about the real implications bad translations have. They have the power to destroy brands, ruin business, and can even prove fatal in the case of medical mistranslations.…
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A Brief history of Poland Part 2 From bust to boom! In last week’s post, we looked at the how Poland was conquered by the Polans (Polanie in Polish) tribe. Until the end of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1795, Poland’s first republic had fallen at the hands of Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia…
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