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Lingo24 Solutions:We really can help you do more effective business internationally - and if we can't, you'll know this within 30 seconds of speaking to us on the 'phone. Lingo24 Company BlogArchive for November, 2007Where now for ‘dead’ languages?Wednesday, November 21st, 2007I went on a trip to north western Wales the other day and whilst in a pub, I was fortunate enough to overhear a group of native Welsh speakers in conversation; noting my interest, they welcomed me into their throng and I was treated to some basic Welsh lessons. Minority languages…worth spending money on?Wednesday, November 21st, 2007The BBC has come under fire lately for a variety of reasons; the most famous of which was its well publicised misrepresentation of the Queen in one of its documentaries. Having escaped this faux pas with our Head of State without the slightest hint of a visit to the Tower of London, the hapless executives of the Corporation managed to get themselves embroiled in a controversy regarding programming. Should we limit translations?Wednesday, November 21st, 2007That vast behemoth - the UN, is universally known for its huge army of interpreters, translators and auxiliary support staff, in fact when last counted, there were some 2,000 of them and still rising. The logistics of every meeting of the European Parliament are such that some 60 interpreters are required in order for all possible cross-language permutations to be accommodated. |