Hello there!  I'm Jeff N Marquis at the business desk and today I am really delighted and excited to be sharing our newest feature with you.
Please read on and I thank the many of you who have taken the time to respond to our new feature.

 

Foreign language jobs and careers identified

   

 

Are customers being treated properly when it comes to having documents and texts translated?
Is this becoming a growing problem for global buyers and traders?
Please read on.
UK held back by poor language skills | Euroasia: Language, Culture ...
By Ken Leong
This is tedious and messages can get lost in translation. Worse still, many NZ companies do not even bother translating documents in dealing with foreign language speaking customers. The expectation is that the buyer will deal with us in English. Much has been said of New Zealand's increasing trade engagement with China, especially since the signing of the FTA last year. But the reality is much of our trade with China involves NZ importing Chinese-made goods. ...
Euroasia: Language, Culture and Travel -
http://blog.euroasia.co.nz/ 

 

How do businesses deal with ensuring that slangs and expressions are accurately translated?
Should there be more care taken when it comes to this?
Please read on.
Talking Business: How to Avoid a Translation Fail | The Language ...
By Carolyn
Take, for example, the common English expression "give me a ballpark figure." Translated into Russian literally, as a computer would do it, you get "Give to me the diagram of the baseball stadium." Unless you're in the baseball stadium ... In Spanish, "We'll hit the ground running" turns into a phrase that brings to mind an action movie: "We will strike the earth operation." The best of the bunch is probably the literal Chinese translation of the phrase "We need to get ...
The Language Blog | Bloglingua.com -
http://www.bloglingua.com/ 

 

Looking for tips on raising a bilingual child?
Not sure where to start?
Please read on.
        Raising a Bilingual Child
        New York Times - New York,NY,USA
        And Spanish is a fairly common language and if you read books to her in Spanish .... We speak a mix of English and Italian at home; I'ma translator and work ...
       Read more at:
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/raising-a-bilingual-child/      

 

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