Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to our September issue of "The Language News"! This month's topics include language restrictions for the Vietnamese community during the Gulf clean up, barriers imposed on Pakistan's flood victims, an overview of the Turkish language, and funny newspaper headlines. Visit us at www.languageconnections.com to find out more about our services! As your team of expert language service providers, we look forward to doing business with you. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or requests. Enjoy! |
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 During the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the giant oil company BP was forced to learn some difficult lessons. Not only did they find themselves relatively unprepared to contain and clean up the massive oil leak that contaminated the waters, but they were not prepared to deal with the different ethnic groups living and working along the coast...
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 This past August, Pakistan experienced one of the worst floods in its history, causing massive destruction in a country already burdened by recent political turmoil. According to the International Red Cross, up to 2.5 million people have been affected by the floods, and rescuers are still struggling to reach affected areas. At least 1, 100 people have died, thousands have lost their homes, and entire villages have been washed away...
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 Can you say the Turkish word for thank you?
Turkish belongs to the Altay branch of the Ural-Altay linguistic family. The Altaic languages are named after the region in which they are thought to have originated, the highlands around the Altay Mountains of Central Asia. More than 90 % of all contemporary speakers of Altaic languages speak Turkish.
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 "Red Tape Holds Up Bridge"
Are these newspaper headlines poor translations or are they the result of an unusual set of language skills?
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