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Markennamen und ihre Bedeutung

The Translation Company Administrator — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 18:06:50 +0000

Die Schaffung eines starken Markenauftritts ist ein unverzichtbarer Aspekt im Konsumgütergeschäft, wobei ein großen Teil der Markenidentität mit dem Namen verbunden wird. Während viele Marken einfach nach ihrem Gründer benannt sind, haben andere einen interessanten Ursprung. Einige Markennamen wurden von der antiken Mythologie inspiriert, andere sind vollständige Kunstnamen und wieder andere sind aus reinem Zufall […]

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Social Media Aids Skype’s Real-Time Translator

The Translation Company Administrator — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:46:37 +0000

It can be hard to understand the slang used when people communicate via social networks, just imagine how difficult it is to translate certain words. The research team of the company “Microsoft” has been focusing its efforts to study how social media slang should be translated. The team managed to make a lot of […]

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More Students to Take German in Georgian Schools

bbgerman — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 21:19:31 +0000

When most people think about the foreign languages they were taught in high school, they typically think of Spanish, French, and German. Those used to be the staples, but the United States has recently begun moving away from these core languages in favor of new ones. It seems like, these days, the languages offered in […]

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Arlington Middle School: A Center for German Excellence

bbgerman — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:16:41 +0000

The German-language program in Upper Arlington, Ohio, is one of only five centers for German excellence in the United States. The German excellence program starts in sixth grade and lasts all the way through high school. The students not only learn German translation, but also about German culture as well, and the program is […]

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Moldavian to German Translation Needed

bbgerman — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:13:35 +0000

In order to rationalize the amount of different language translators the European Union needed to translate official documents, they designed a study to find out just what Romanians could understand. The Republic of Moldova is a member of the European Union, but the Moldavian language has only been around since 1990. This led researchers to […]

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Mark Twain is an “Exemplary American” in Germany

bbgerman — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:49:21 +0000

Mark Twain is popular in America, mostly because he is an iconic American author, and many Americans have read his books and essays in school. In Germany though, people are still fascinated by Mark Twain solely because of his writings and ideology about America. Even 103 years after Twain lived in Heidelberg, he is popular […]

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Wisconsin Alumna Earns German Excellence Award

bbgerman — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:51:17 +0000

Janelle Morgan, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, is one of three teachers to earn the German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award this year. The award is given to teachers who demonstrate the ability to impart genuine enthusiasm for the German language and culture to students, and also for implementing modern technological teaching […]

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Language Barrier for Jobseekers

bbgerman — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:48:33 +0000

Young European jobseekers are trapped by a language barrier in their countries. Places like Spain and Italy are in hard economic depressions, and the ideal situation for many people would be to work in another country. However, many young professionals don’t speak German, and most German jobs don’t provide adequate translation services for out-of-country workers. […]

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German Businesses Hire More Foreign Employees

bbgerman — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:24:55 +0000

In some work fields, there is a deficit of trained employees or employees with university degrees in Germany. Because of the shortage of workers, many German companies have had to look out of country to replace the gap in the workforce. While this tactic seems to be working well, there have been some issues with […]

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The Founding Fathers of German Language

bbgerman — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:42:49 +0000

The Grimm brothers are heralded as the founding fathers of the German language in addition to being the collectors of historical German folklore. What many people may not know about the Grimm brothers is that they published more than just fairy-tales. They also published works such as The German Dictionary and German Grammar. As German […]

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