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Have you ever walked into a room and felt your self looking for an escape route with no reasonable explanation? Or maybe a simple look at Santa Claus sends sirens off in your head? If you’re finding yourself nodding along, chances are you’ve had the collywobbles! Collywobbles /ˈkɒlɪwɒb(ə)lz/ -noun An upset stomach; fluttering in […]
The New Year is considered a special day, filled with midnight celebrations, parties and toasts. When the clock strikes twelve, people traditionally gather to bid farewell to the changing year and welcome the fresh New Year. January 1st not only serves as a time of reflection, but also symbolizes the start of a better tomorrow. […]
Chinese companies appear to be enjoying their golden age of global expansion; Huawei, Alibaba, Xiao Mi, Haier, TP-Link and Mindray are all examples of domestic Chinese companies that have successfully taken their business models to the global market. Unfortunately, for every Huawei or Mindray, there are many companies that encounter enormous hurdles. While 85 percent […]
So there we were, sat overlooking the OTC harbour in Shenzhen, China, no one fully knowing what to expect. There were around 2,000 people there all waiting in anticipation, as were we, for the first ever public jetpack flight in China. It has been a long wait for Martin Jetpack and as the Kuang-Chi host […]
Round 2 of the I Translate campaign has officially closed. For this Halloween inspired round of competition, we asked respondents to answer the question “What’s the scariest thing that would happen in a world without linguists?” The contest was open to linguists and to those who understand and appreciate the importance of translation. Our winner […]
This Holiday Season, we’d like to invite you all to participate in our third I Translate I Transform competition. Both linguists and those who appreciate linguists alike understand how important translation is in our ever changing world. Please show your support and join us in the season of celebration by entering for your chance to […]
“I translate, I transform.” What does this phrase mean to you? CSOFT’s very own Will Knight presented his panelists with that question at the recent CSOFT’s 11th Annual Summit in September. On the panel were Paul Liotti, technical communications and localization manager for Carestream, Annya Sedova-Bertram, senior manager at EMC, and Francois Zhang, director for […]
As our I Translate initiative continues, we’d like to introduce you to Marina Ilari, a Spanish translator from Argentina. Always smiling and vibrant, Marina helps us debunk the biggest stereotypes: are Argentinians self-centered, and do all Argentinians really know how to dance the tango? She also tells us how translation allows her to connect with […]
This year’s annual CSOFT Summit housed a panel on “Innovation in China,” led by Jon Swartz, the San Francisco Bureau Chief of USA Today and a high-tech journalist since 1987. The panel focused on how China has fostered an environment in which innovation can thrive. The CSOFT Summit panel was made up of Gan Ding […]
Our video series featuring CSOFT’s linguists continues with an interview with Erling Dugan. A Norwegian Linguist with over 20 years of experience, Dugan talks about the stereotypes of Norwegians being blonde and tall, and Norwegian names being too difficult to pronounce. He also tells us the one question you shouldn’t ask Norwegian people because it’s […]
At this year’s 11th Annual Summit, CSOFT was privileged to host Bill Powell of Newsweek. He joined us to speak about his experiences regarding global economies, as well as offering his expertise and views on recent economic trends in China. “I would like to be on balance a bubbling cauldron of optimism about the world, […]
