Los Locos Ingleses
Posted on9 October 2012
On the 16th October, Paul Small, Mark Bunting, Paul Browning, Richard March, Paul Rosenthal, Sam Skuce and Karen Zammit will embark on a cycle ride of 1200KM from St Albans...
Polish and English false friends
Posted on3 October 2012
Over to one of our amazing work placement students Magda, on the subject of false friends… in language terms, false friends are pairs of words or phrases in two...
Interpreting politics – the importance of language
Posted on27 September 2012
There’s no doubt that political jargon is often hard to decipher, so imagine dedicating a career to it –that’s what you’d be doing if you were part of the...
How do you choose a translation agency?
Posted on26 September 2012
How do you choose a translation agency? You may find it hard to choose who to use for your translation work –anyone can put together a nice website but...
Google Translate
Posted on20 September 2012
The Limitations of Google Translate The continual development of Machine Translation can be a cause for concern amongst ranks in the translation industry. After all, the mechanisation process which...
Note to McDonald’s – Could try harder
Posted on19 September 2012
Here at Atlas Translations, we were interested to read that McDonald’s billboards written in the Hmong language went up this week in two locations in Minnesota, US. It’s the...
Atlas Notarisation and Certified Translation Services
Posted on18 September 2012
Notarisation and Certified Translation – it doesn’t need to be complicated! Read our guide to Notarisation and Certified Translation What is Notarisation and Certified Translation? Notarisation and Certified Translation are...
Lotus throwing festival in Bang Phil
Posted on17 September 2012
One of our translators went to see the Lotus throwing festival last year and came back raving about it! Apparently it essential to put onto your bucket list. In September/October every...
9 mistakes that freelancers make
Posted on13 September 2012
From talking to our freelance translators we have come across 9 mistakes that freelancers often make. Here we outline them with some advice so that you don’t fall into...
Tsukimi, Moon viewing
Posted on12 September 2012
This month at Atlas we have had an influx of Japanese translations. As a result of this, we decided to find out a bit more about what the Japanese...
Writing your text for a global market.
Posted on9 September 2012
1. Determine your corporate style Every company has a style, brand or image it wants to project. Who is your target audience and where are they? Decide on a...
Typesetting – what is it and how does it work?
Posted on7 September 2012
Many people don’t understand what typesetting is or the process that they have to go through when typesetting a document. This is where we come in and are able...