by Libby Mimnagh | Dec 4, 2019 | Culture, Languages, Traditions
In this weeks blog, we will be delving into different Christmas tranditions from around the world. Did you know… 1. People in Iceland often exchange books on Christmas Eve and spend the night reading them and eating chocolate. This is part of a season called...
by Libby Mimnagh | Nov 27, 2019 | Business, Translation
This is a question that gets posed to us on countless occasions and seems to be something that causes considerable confusion for our clients. It becomes much less confusing when applied to a more everyday scenario. Let’s say you want a new pair of shoes. If you...
by Libby Mimnagh | Nov 20, 2019 | Languages, linguistics
Words are incredibly complex things. Whether it’s words that have the same spelling but different meanings (homonym) or the same word which has two completely opposite meanings (contranym), the English Language can be an incredibly confusing thing. It is...
by itltranslations | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, Languages
In honour of World Kindness Day, we wanted to put together a list of compliments in a variety of world languages that can help improve someone’s day. Read on to discover an array of compliments you can pay to someone in a different language. Whether you have a...
by Libby Mimnagh | Nov 5, 2019 | Culture
For those of us in the UK, Bonfire Night is the occasion that comes to mind first when thinking about fireworks. Also known as Guy Fawkes night, and celebrated on the 5th November, the day traditionally commemorates the failure of Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of...
by Libby Mimnagh | Oct 31, 2019 | Languages, Uncategorised
Horror as a genre has been around forever, with roots in Ancient Greece and Rome folklore, with stories of beings such as demons, witches, vampires, werewolves and ghosts. As a literary genre it has well and truly stood the test of time, with werewolf stories being...
by itltranslations | Oct 23, 2019 | Uncategorised
The team behind language learning app Babbel have compiled a list of the most difficult to pronounce place names in the United Kingdom, stating that ‘British English is “famous for some of the most confusing pronunciations on earth”! Read on to...
by itltranslations | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorised
Did you know that the 16th of October is Boss’s Day? We wanted to take this opportunity to introduce our Boss, Company Director Corinne! Corinne’s parents started International Translations Limited back in 1976, and Corinne took over the running of the...
by Libby Mimnagh | Oct 9, 2019 | Culture, Languages, linguistics
Most of us are aware that the word ‘autumn’ is used mainly by English people, and ‘fall’ is used mainly in America. But why does this season have two completely different names depending on where you are in the word? It might surprise you to...
by Libby Mimnagh | Oct 2, 2019 | Business, International Markets, Translation
Translation services can be of real use to businesses for a number of reasons. We wanted to go into just a couple of these below! Translation services can help you: Reach a wider audience It’s the aim of every business to increase sales. Therefore it is of...
by itltranslations | Sep 27, 2019 | Culture, Google Translate, Languages, Translation, Travel
There are lots of little things you can do to make travelling in a country where you don’t speak the language a little easier. We wanted to offer some useful tips below: The main and most obvious thing that will help is to learn the language! This might seem to...
by Libby Mimnagh | Sep 17, 2019 | Languages, Translation
Today marks the opening of the 2019 United Nations Grand Assembly. But what actually is the United Nations, and what does it do? About the UN. The United Nations is an international Organisation that was founded in 1945, after the end of the second world war, when...
