When you’re new to purchasing translation – whether you’re making a one-time transaction on your own behalf or setting up a long-term enterprise translation strategy – the different types of translation that language services providers offer can be confusing. Below we’ve compiled a quick guide to some of the most common types you’ll find. Machine […]

Earlier this month, we covered the differences between US and UK English. But that’s not the end of it — there’s a third major variant of English we offer here at TranslationPal, and it’s the one spoken in Canada. You might think that, due to geographical proximity, Canadian English is exactly the same as American […]

There’s an old joke that says that the Great Britain and the United States are two countries divided by a common language. It’s not entirely untrue — although American and British English speakers can understand one another very well, everything from vocabulary to usage can be different. Here are a few of the key differences […]

As you can see on this family tree, which depicts Indo-European and Uralic languages, English shares common roots with many European and even Asian languages. When two languages belong to the same family, it’s not uncommon for them to share words*. But one of the more difficult lessons for language learners is that just because […]

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is the governmental authority in charge of processing applications for visas, green cards, and citizenship in the United States. As part of their application, applicants are required to submit copies of their vital statistics documents, such as birth certificates, medical records, police records, marriage certificates, etc. When […]

Before you get your resume translated into English, have you ensured that it’s been customized to suit the country where you’re applying for a job? After all, different cultures have different requirements for resumes. For example: In Turkey, where military service is compulsory, you’re expected to show your military status on your CV. A typical […]

The number of people who speak English as a first language is estimated to be anywhere between 360 and 500 million. Native English speakers live in the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as in many of the countries that once belonged to the British Empire, such as Canada, Australia, Jamaica, and Singapore. […]

There’s a story often told to illustrate the value of hiring expert translators: when Chevy launched the Nova model in Mexico, they failed to take into account that ‘Nova’ translates into ‘No va.’ While this story is an apocryphal tale, there are plenty of examples where businesses — up to and including major corporations — […]