By MTM LinguaSoft on December 1st, 2019
On December 31 here in the US you can turn on the TV throughout the day and watch folks around the world welcome the new year with street celebrations and fireworks. And off-screen, people in many countries still perform traditional rituals to see out the old and bring in the new. Here’s just a taste …Read More
By Kathy Quinn on December 23rd, 2015
The Christmas season is the biggest gift-giving occasion for most people in the United States—even for those who aren’t religious. While there are certainly many exceptions among the country’s heterogeneous population, for most Americans, Christmas (including Christmas Eve) is the main event. Christmas is celebrated around the world, but Christmas is not the major gift-giving …Read More
By MTM LinguaSoft on March 31st, 2015
Bad English translations of foreign menus can provide hours of fun. Just google bad menu translations on Google Images for a guaranteed laugh. Menus can be difficult to translate in any case (see “International Cuisine: The Challenge of Translating Menus”). Moreover, many restaurant and eatery owners, without the money for professional translation, resort to machine …Read More