Four of our recent blogs have highlighted the plight of Afghani interpreters who having served the UK’s interests in Afghanistan over many years, are now finding that obtaining asylum in the UK was proving difficult, and in many cases impossible. The Daily Mail, supported by high-ranking chiefs of the armed forces, organised a petition (“Betrayal of the Brave”) to persuade
Anglia Translations Ltd recently exhibited at the Huntingdonshire Business Fair which, with over 100 exhibitors and many more visitors, was a great opportunity to showcase our services and speak to new clients in the region. Despite the uncertainty of today’s economic climate with the EU referendum looming near, a lot of the conversations we had on that day were with
There has been an alarming dip in the number of pupils taking modern languages at A level. Research, carried out by the British Council, was based on an online survey completed by teachers in 492 state secondary schools, 556 state primary schools and 132 independent secondary schools across the country. One of the reasons for the decline is that pupils
A translation table is currently proving an internet hit. The table explains how to translate British politeness which, for the uninitiated, usually means exactly the opposite of what it appears to mean. For example: “With the greatest respect” actually means “you are an idiot” whilst the interlocutor understands it as “he is listening to me.” Another favourite is a variation
