by the LKTeam | Feb 1, 2023 | Language, LKT, Translation
A week or so on from receiving the fantastic news that after carrying out their annual quality audit one of our biggest customers has rated us their number 1 translation supplier, I’ve been reflecting on all things “quality”. If you can’t sell on quality, as some...
by the LKTeam | Jul 13, 2022 | British culture, Language, Switzerland, Trilingualism
At the time of writing, today is Monday 20 June, World Refugee Day – so it seems like the perfect moment to tell you a little about our family’s latest adventures in languages and different cultures. Because we thought working full time and raising two wild pre-school...
by the LKTeam | Oct 19, 2020 | Language, Team, Trilingualism
When I first sat down to make a few notes for this blog post, I checked the date of my last post and almost fell off my chair in disbelief. 14 months! How in the world did that happen? Where did that year go? OK, let’s not delve into that particular powder keg –...
by the LKTeam | Apr 30, 2020 | Language, Translation
The power and resilience of language to adapt as it is buffeted, battered and bruised by the very world that creates it is quite incredible to behold. This year, we have seen brand new words and concepts that quite literally did not exist a few short months ago take...
by the LKTeam | Aug 7, 2019 | Language, Translation
Ah, the Tower of Babel. It’s a story well-known to any language aficionado worth his or her salt. According to legend, God, upon witnessing man’s attempt to reach the heavens by constructing a colossal tower, confuses the language of the workers so that they are no...
by the LKTeam | Jul 13, 2019 | Language, Switzerland, Trilingualism
A couple of weeks have passed since my last blog post, and my 15-month old is happily pursuing his insouciant and incessant babbling. Although he had mastered mama and papa (not just the words but the actual concept as well) a few weeks ago, currently everything he...