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Technology vs. Business

Technology is something that is advancing so rapidly. In a matter of years, we will see robots who can think for themselves and might even have feelings. We are living in the opening days of a new era that was once only dreamed up by the likes of Philip K. Dick and Isaac Asimov. From […]

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What’s right?
Charging translations per source word or by page?

If you’re involved in translations, we’re sure that you’ve thought about whether to charge by source words or standard page. And we’re even more certain that you’ve lost count of the number of times you’ve had to justify your choice to your clients. If you’re a client, you might be wondering what the difference is? […]

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Easter traditions from around the world

This week we’re going to lay off the serious translationy stuff, and tell you a bit more about Easter traditions from around the world. How do Czechs celebrate Easter? Let’s start close to home and talk about Czech Easter. As you may have seen from our post on Facebook, it involves whips, shots, and lots […]

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We’re proud to be a supporting member of Translators Without Borders. Here’s what they do.

If you read our blog post last week about GALA, you would’ve seen that we had a lot of fun taking part in the Trim, Tint or Tattoo fundraiser to raise money for Translators Without Borders. On top of sacrificing our hair, we’re super proud to have become one of their supporting members. In case […]

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Pink hair, red lights, and all the craic…our thoughts on our first GALA conference

We can’t believe GALA has come and gone already. Looking back, our 6 days in Amsterdam flew by. But you know what they say – time flies when you’re having fun! Although we left completely sleep deprived, we also came away with lots of inspiration and the feeling of being completely up-to-date with what’s going […]

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St Patrick’s day

We know we’re a little bit late, but we wanted to say Happy St Patrick’s day for Friday ? As it’s now become something celebrated all around the world, we thought we’d share some of the culture behind the celebration. Who was St Patrick? St Patrick was a 5th-century Christian missionary. He was born in […]

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10 ways to piss off a Czech

This morning we had a bit of fun in the office. We had a read through some blogs written by people who’ve visited the Czech Republic, about what they thought about us Czechs. Some of the things they mentioned were quite funny, but if we’re being honest it’s probably best if you don’t bring them […]

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Govoriš li hrvatski? If not, here’s everything you need to know about Croatian.

Croatia has to be the favourite seaside holiday destination for Czechs. As soon as the school year ends, you’ll see bus/carloads of Czech tourists heading south, socks and sandals at the ready (just kidding, we’re not all that bad!). Joking aside, we Czechs can get by speaking Czech in Croatia. But how much do we […]

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Can you really forget your native language? Does language attrition really exist?

Learning languages is fun, especially if you’re a bit of a language nerd 🙂 It can be quite frustrating, though because if you don’t use a language you can easily forget it. As was Mother Language Day yesterday, we started talking in the office about if it’s really possible to forget your native language? And […]

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Dating a translator? Here’s 10 things you need to be careful of (as chosen by our team of in-house translators)!

It’s Valentine’s Day. And we totally didn’t over-hear our in-house team talking about what it’s like to date a translator…and we totally didn’t turn it into a blog post. Ok, that’s a lie. We have to admit it was pretty funny hearing what their partners complain about, so we thought we’d share what they said. […]

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The hidden beauty of the Czech Republic: 4 things you simply have to do if you come visit

Not that we’re biased or anything, but we have to admit that the Czech Republic is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe. There are less than 1000 UNESCO world heritage sites in the whole world, yet you’ll find 12 of them in the Czech Republic. If you fancy a real Czech experience, here […]

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Marketing meets translation: make the journey across borders a success

You might think your company is ready to expand her horizons by venturing into distant shores, but are you sure you’re ready to deal with the locals? If you’re not sure about that then you’d best read on! Buyers react better to their native language, so we’ve put together some tips to make sure you […]

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