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ITC France takes part in the 3rd annual TMS Inspiration Days in Krakow (Poland)

05/18/2012by ITC Global Translations

From April 18-20 2012, the Polish city of Krakow hosted the 3rd annual TMS Inspiration Days, a conference dealing with the application of new technologies in the realisation of translation projects and translation company management. Morgane MATHEOSSIAN, a Project Manager at ITC France, attended this event, which brought together participants from 18 different countries.

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Translating lyrics into sign language

05/01/2012by ITC Global Translations

In his latest video  My Valentine, Paul McCartney wanted to pay tribute to deaf and hard-of-hearing people. Johnny Depp and Nathalie Portman, two American actors, translated the lyrics of the song into sign language for the video  

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ITC Translations participates in the 4L Trophy Race

02/24/2012by ITC Global Translations

The 4L Trophy is an Adventure Race organized by Desertours.

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My American Internship – Part 2

02/21/2012by ITC Global Translations

I’m here since one month now. And, this first month was interesting and rewarding.

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Out of your element…

02/09/2012by ITC Global Translations

If someone suggested you take your next vacation in a part of the world where you didn’t understand the language, what would be your reaction? Fear? Intrigue? Panic? Excitement? Desperate queries about how much English the locals spoke?

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ITC Internship

01/27/2012by ITC Global Translations

This article is about my arrival in USA and my first day at ITC Global Translations

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French and French Canadian

06/01/2011by ITC Global Translations

While Canadian French and Standard French are mutually intelligible, there are some differences between them in terms of pronunciation, words and spelling.

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Fat Tuesday Celebrations Around the World

03/15/2011by ITC Global Translations

Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. As Lent is a season of penance and strict self-discipline, Fat Tuesday in many countries has become a day of celebration before it begins. Here are some of the Fat Tuesday traditions from around the world.

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English and French, a match made in…Hastings?

03/01/2011by ITC Global Translations

English is a Germanic language, but its native speakers will find it more difficult to draw parallels between it and its sister languages, German and Dutch, than for example speakers of Spanish and Italian, which are Latin-based languages where the connections are much more apparent.

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Regional dialects in the American Southwest

01/16/2011by ITC Global Translations

 

New Mexico is home to me, as it’s where I spent most of my years growing up, and it’s always nice to be back here.

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