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2010.05.18 12:47:56

Acorn Translations has cancelled one of its telephone numbers - 020 8240 6528. 

The telephone number for Acorn Translations you should use for all your translation requirements is 01903 770956.

The cancellation was done as we have closed our Croydon satellite office in preparation for moving the company to a new location.

Full details of Acorn's future plans will be on our website as and when they happen.

Our email - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - and all other contact details for Acorn Translations remain the same as at present.





2010.04.23 13:58:30

If you are travelling abroad with no way of making yourself understood, some Google-powered phones now have a translator function installed which can be activated by simply speaking the phrase you require into the phone and the phone will give you the translation either as text or in a computerised voice.





2010.01.22 14:44:30

It has been known for many years that when selecting names of products, particularly models of cars, in countries other than the country of manufacture, care should be taken to ensure that the name selected does not mean something detrimental to the product and off putting to potential customers.





2010.01.20 17:39:08

For many years, speculation was high that the language of the Eskimos had over 400 words for 'snow'.  This speculation was based on the idea that foreign cultures, especially 'primitive peoples', see the world in a different way.  This could not be summarily disregarded because, after all, Eskomos are surrounded by snow all the time.





2010.01.20 16:29:31

Researchers had previously known that infants develop the ability to ape speech around twelve weeks of age and babies show a preference for spoken language mirroring the rhythm, melody and intensity patterns of their mother tongue.





2009.11.11 10:20:00

 

Looking like glasses but without lenses, the headset has a tiny projector which displays images on the user's retina.  NEC said they were planning a style which used real-time translation to provide subtitles for communications between people without a common language.





2009.10.23 11:35:29

The translation industry has been debating the human versus machine subject for many years.  We have heard repeated claims that machine translation was the next big thing.  But to date, the technology has never quite arrived.  Software has improved but language changes regularly and can have multiple meanings.





2009.10.06 13:42:02

The "Internet generation" is increasingly making its presence felt, which in turn is affecting the growth of the English language.





2009.09.30 16:55:28

The body monitoring official use of the Welsh language may take action over plans to dispense with some translation of assembly speeches.

Despite not having investigatory powers, the Welsh Language Board has questioned the amount of consultation initiated by the Assembly Commission before a decision was finalised.





2009.09.09 09:21:10

 

 

Five years ago, Deputy District Judge Pollard of the Hastings County Court made an order in a divorce hearing regarding a Spanish property. The matter is still unresolved. This delay has cost the respondent dear in both financial and health terms. 





2009.08.30 16:49:35

QuickDraw

Quick Draw McGraw

US Patent - Issued In 2004

We've all done it.  We've missed cell phone calls from a translation agency offering us work because our phone was in our pocket or purse and we just couldn't answer it before it went to voice mail.





2009.08.30 16:20:49

Are you sitting comfortably?
Redundant Recumbent
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US Patent Issued In 2000.

For translators, sitting at a computer all day can be a pain in the neck… and the back and the wrists.  The human anatomy just wasn't designed to sit in a chair all day whacking away at a keyboard.





2009.08.25 14:58:06

According  to my work principles, a real technical translator is the person that  knows technics and  some languages in adition to mothertongue and can coordinate his knowledges with the knowledge of languages.

Marco Ruzzin





2009.08.23 16:53:50

 

 

A German court has made an unusual ruling on the use of Nazi slogans.

All Nazi symbols and slogans have long been outlawed in the country. However, Germany’s Federal Court of Justice said that such slogans may be okay as long as they are translated into another language.





2009.08.18 18:22:19


Research shows that keywords used when searching for translation or translators will include one or more of the words or phrases listed below, or countless other combinations.

Take the strain out of searching – enter www.acorntranslations.co.uk and find all the information you need.





2009.08.18 18:16:29


The French newspaper La Tribune offers its non-French readers the opportunity to use machine translation to translate their articles.  For example, clicking on the American flag will give you a form of English.
See the extract from two articles below, both of which show the continuing limitations of machine translation.




2009.08.16 03:16:46
 

 

The internet is changing. Every year more than 1 billion people use the internet and the majority of those are non-English speakers. For businesses in English speaking countries this change in dynamics presents both a challenge and opportunity. Through their English only websites they are tapping a small percentage of the online audience. However, with minimal investment and effort through a website translation there are endless opportunities in terms of expansion and increased revenue. 





2009.08.09 13:40:33


2009.08.09 11:30:18
 



If you are heading to Wales for a holiday this summer it might be worth brushing up on a few Welsh sayings and learning a bit of the Welsh language. Though the country is officially bi-lingual (English and Welsh) and more people speaks English than Welsh it's always worth knowing a few phrases, especially when visiting some areas which predominantly use Welsh such as areas of the north or east, or to simple fit in with the local and impress them down the pub with your knowledge.





2009.08.08 23:06:20

Acorn Translations New Website
1999 – 2009

Acorn Translations is pleased to announce, we have launched our new and improved website www.acorntranslations.co.uk. This has been done to coincide with the celebration of our 10th year of trading on 1st August 2009.





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