International Translation Day is celebrated every year on September 30, which is the feast day of Saint Jérome, the patron saint of translators who was the first to translate the Bible into Latin (fun fact: he originally translated the Bible all from Greek, but as...
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Structured schooling, whether public or private, is obviously the most established form of education for children. But it doesn't automatically make it the best option for every child. Homeschooling is becoming a growing trend, with studies indicating that homeschooling enrollment jumped to 3.1 million from...
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Your writing style is important – particularly if you use it for your blog. It’s how you engage your audience and communicate information that you want to convey to them. There are many different ways of writing. The most common on blogs is usually expository writing....
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There are two ways you can grow a business. One is to acquire new customers. The other is to persuade your existing customers to spend more money with you. Most businesses need to do a combination of both. If you’re really on a mission to...
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Do you speak 2 or more languages? Do you know how your brain looks like? Interestingly, the brain of bilingual and multilingual people looks different than that of monolingual people. Watch the video below to find out more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMmOLN5zBLY&feature=share How many languages do you speak? What are they?...
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Today is National Grammar Day, which is celebrated on the 4th of March of every year in the United States. I've previously written about it here . It is noteworthy that according to Global Language Monitor, the estimated number of words in the English language is 1,025,109. While there...
Today is National Grammar Day,...
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This is another illustration by cartoonist and illustrator James Chapman showing how to answer the phone in 10 languages. I would add the Arabic: رن رن نعم Know any way to answer the phone in another language? Share it in the comments below!...
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What is the sound that you make when you're in pain? Usually, in Lebanon, people use "Ay". When it's one's soul that aches, they tend to say "Akh" آخ (which is the classical Arabic sound for pain) if expressing their bitterness aloud. I wish you never use...
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So I stumbled upon this cool video which teaches you how to say "Happy New Year" in 34 languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXcPYGvxPDI Happy New Year! Cheers to an awesome 2017 :D...
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Lebanon is witnessing its coldest weather this season so far, and I happen to have stumbled upon this photo which shows how countries around the world express themselves when it is pouring. I do know the English and French ones. It's interesting that we don't have something similar...
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I just found out about Upwork from someone I know and decided to browse through it a little bit. Upon checking the translation projects posted there, I realized that even the highest rate proposed by the job poster (aka employer) is just ridiculously low! When...
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Karimeh Abbud was a Palestinian professional photographer and artist who was born in 1893. She lived and worked in Lebanon and Palestine in the first half of the 20th century. She developed a passion for photography in the year 1913 in Bethlehem where she was living...
Karimeh Abbud was a Palestinia...
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Last week I had an interview with Sean Hopwood, President of Day Translations Inc., about all things translation and languages. We discussed Arabic, English, translation, interpretation and a little bit of everything. Here it is below. Hope you enjoy it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3fFChE5dh4&feature=youtu.be ...
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Founded in 1994 by William Sieghart, National Poetry Day is celebrated on the first or second Thursday of October of every year in the UK and Ireland. It is a British campaign aiming at promoting poetry and public performances of poetry. It also encourages people...
Founded in 1994 by William Sie...
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Here is a list of 50 ways to say "Hello" in different languages as well as different English slang versions. I would definitely add "Marhaba" (Arabic), "Hey" (English) and "Ciao" (Italian) to this list. Also, I wouldn't say "Bonjour" for French, as it means "good morning"....
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