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Client Reference – LKDA

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24th October 2016
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The service from The Translation Workbench is impeccable and we can highly recommend them to anyone needing translations done!  The turn-around time on quotes and product delivery is very fast and the quality of their work superb!  Regardless of all the revisions we might request, we always receive warm and…

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Why women are sometimes called “broads”

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24th October 2016
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“Broad”, as referring to a woman rather than something with great breadth, first popped up in the very early 20th century. Theories as to its origin include simply referencing a women’s broad hips, or perhaps from the American English “abroadwide”, which was a term for a slave woman, or just…

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The origin of the word ‘lukewarm’

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24th October 2016
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You’ve probably wondered why we have the word “lukewarm” for describing something that is only slightly warm. Why not “stevewarm” or “beckywarm”? Well if you didn’t before, hopefully you are wondering now. It turns out, while today using “luke” to mean “warm” has gone out of fashion, possibly due to…

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Human vs. Machine
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Human vs. Machine

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24th October 2016
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Language translation: Machine vs. Human Website clients often ask us what the difference is between machine translation (MT) and human translation. At first glance, these two concepts may seem similar, but they are actually very different. People often regard MT as an alternative to using human translation services, with some…

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Budget vs. Quality
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Budget vs. Quality

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24th October 2016
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Before any project can commence there is always that one important factor, among others, that needs to be considered. How much is this going to cost and will it be worth it? Does your budget allow for a quality job? Poor quality and average service often go hand-in-hand. Your company’s…

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What we have been up to

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24th October 2016
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It’s hard to believe that we are already in March of 2014, where has the time gone? We would like to take this opportunity to let you know what we have been up to!  With trips to Johannesburg already behind us we had a very successful time building new relationships…

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Translator Feedback

Translator Feedback – Hindi

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24th October 2016
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“It’s a pleasure to work with The Translation Workbench. This is one of the best translation agencies I have worked with. A very personalized and helpful communication. Payments are very prompt. Highly recommended!” Lalit, India (Hindi-English)

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What inspires us
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What inspires us

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24th October 2016
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I often sit and think about this question, what inspires me as a new business owner? Of course there are all the obvious answers such as money and retiring young but if you sit and think a bit harder it is amazing what you can find inspirational; Now this might…

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Most popular languages

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24th October 2016
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Language may be the most important function of our human body. It allows us to communicate and understand one another in many ways. The Top Ten Languages used on the Internet: English Chinese Spanish Japanese Portuguese German Arabic French Russian Korean   Source: Internet World Stats   The World’s Top…

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Finding our feet
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Finding our feet

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24th October 2016
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The Translation Workbench (TTWB) is working hard at finding our feet in the market place. We might be the newbies to the industry but we are old souls. Having worked in the industry for well over 10 years collectively we know all the ins and outs, which makes it easy…

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