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Untranslatable Words

Posted on May 20, 2015 by sagelang

Even though the English language contains more than one million words, there are certain words that are used to describe certain feelings and situations that do not exist in the English language . Here are some of them…. Cafuné (…

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Japanese English – Wasei Eigo

Posted on August 21, 2014 by sagelang

What’s 和製英語　”Wasei Eigo” ? As implied in the term, it refers to Japanese-created English. In other words, they are English words that are adopted into the modern Japanese lexicon and used on a daily basis. Even though they are supposedly…

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Certified translation – what you need to know

Posted on May 26, 2014 by sagelang

We saw an increase in the number of requests from our private clients to provide certified translation of their personal documents, most of the time, from a foreign language into English, for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the…

How translation service is charged

Posted on May 9, 2014 by sagelang

At a certain translators and translation conference I attended back in 2009, there was a lot of buzz about how translators and translation companies should charge. It is not about the amount to charge for translation, but whether translation services…

Translation – Be understood and to Understand

Posted on February 21, 2014 by sagelang

To Be Understood and to Understand really matters in our everyday communication. It is also what really matters to us at Sage Languages Singapore. We believe that the true measure of an effective communication is the ability to be understood…