The Lingo-ist, May 2006
The following articles are from the May 2006 edition of The Lingo-ist
International Business Intelligence Report - Poland
Each year on 3rd May the Polish nation celebrates the adoption by parliament of the first Polish constitution in 1791, Europe's first national constitution. Lingo24 joins in the celebrations by making 'Rzeczpospolita Polska' (The Republic of Poland) the subject of this month's International Business Intelligence report. In this extensive bulletin, we take a look at the people, the language and the industries of a country with a fascinating past and an extremely bright future.
The file formats we translate
The translation business changed enormously with the advent of personal computers and even more so with the internet going mainstream. Just think about it for a moment: 25 years ago, the majority of translation assignments reached the translator by mail or by fax. Most translators worked with typewriters, and the target texts were usually delivered on paper. In some cases this had a significant impact on turn-around periods, as logistics took their toll.
The fascinating thing about language
Just when you thought you'd run out of surfable trivia, Lingo24's multifarious mélange of language-related news, anecdotes and suspect humour is back again. This month's simian-themed selection should keep you going for a while...