by the LKTeam | Jun 16, 2025 | Language, Technology
With apologies to Richard Carlson, we’re here today to make the case that you should, in fact, sweat the small stuff – if you’re a translator (or if you’re buying translation), that is. Some years ago, we were tasked with a large project for a multi-day in-house...
by the LKTeam | Nov 1, 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Sharing is caring Here’s a tip for resources if you’re working in a team: a profile that you’re all signed into on Chrome means you can share all your bookmarks with useful glossaries, encyclopaedias and other resources. Here’s one of our...
by the LKTeam | Sep 13, 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
e.g., i.e., etc. This LKTip is about two pretty common abbreviations: e.g. and i.e. We do use them in English, but they’re not always the best choice for flowing text in the way that you’ll often see their German counterparts (usually z.B. and d.h.)...
by the LKTeam | Jul 19, 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Optimal: not always optimal German loves to describe things as “optimal” but there’s almost always something more idiomatic in English, where “optimal”/”optimum” can often be a bit stilted/sound “like a...
by the LKTeam | Jun 7, 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Here’s the next round-up of the LKTips we’ve been posting on our social media channels over the past months. We hope you enjoy them – and feel free to give us a follow on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter to find out more from us and keep up to date with the LKTeam!...
