WORD BOUTIQUE: OUR TRANSLATION BLOG

Welcome to our blog. This is the space where we will post industry news, useful articles about localisation for companies right at the start of their localisation project, as well as learning resources for our translators.

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German idioms involving the head — Stiff ears and eating hairs: 5 quirky German idioms to get your head around
January 3, 2019/by Christine Gratt

AJT translation calendar 2019 — AJT translation calendar 2019
December 19, 2018/by Anja Jones

PHT Icons for Linked In – 1200×627 – Blue — Celebrating the role of the professional human translator
December 2, 2018/by Anja Jones

PHT Blog – Title Image – Icons 800 — Human, machine or hybrid: choosing the right translation type for your content
November 28, 2018/by Anja Jones

New to our Newquay team: Nadine joins us as English to German in-house translator

November 22, 2018/by Nikki Cowland

Translation intern Julia Deville — Newbie news: Welcoming our translation intern Julia
October 22, 2018/by Nikki Cowland

English to German translator Christine — New English to German in-house translator joins our seaside office
September 14, 2018/by Nikki Cowland

EN – FR JNR Proofreader Job Ad — Wanted: Excellent English to French proofreader/copy editor (in-house position)
August 29, 2018/by Anja Jones

EN – DE JNR Transalator Job Ad — Wanted: Excellent English to German translator (in-house position)
August 29, 2018/by Anja Jones

EN – FR JNR Transalator Job Ad — Wanted: Excellent English to French translator (in-house position)
August 29, 2018/by Anja Jones

EN – DE JNR Proofreader Job Ad — Wanted: Excellent English to German proofreader (in-house position)
August 29, 2018/by Anja Jones

welcoming-translation-intern-alex — Intern intro: German translation student Alex joins our team
August 18, 2018/by Anja Jones

Welcoming a new linguistic talent to our team

June 14, 2018/by Anja Jones

Leonie_German_intern — Welcoming our new German translation intern
March 26, 2018/by Anja Jones

New translation graduate joins our team

March 13, 2018/by Anja Jones

how-to-handle-feedback — Finding positives in the negative: How to deal with translation feedback
February 20, 2018/by Anja Jones

French translation intern Matthieu — Welcoming our new translation intern
January 15, 2018/by Anja Jones

Smartling banner – Language Service Provider of the Year 2017 — AJT named Language Service Provider of the Year 2017
January 12, 2018/by Nikki Cowland

Working with your translation — Face to face with the customer: a boon to localisation
December 19, 2017/by Caroline Thill

Strangers on a train 2017 — Stranger things have (never) happened on a steam train: a review of Strangers on a train 2017
November 7, 2017/by Anja Jones

English to French translator Alicia — A new English to French translator joins our team
October 12, 2017/by Anja Jones

Project Manager Ariane — Welcoming our new project manager
October 12, 2017/by Anja Jones

felice-german-translation-internship — Translation internship: An intern’s peek into the world of professional translation
October 9, 2017/by Felice Peters

Eagle eyes and monkey business — Eagle eyes and monkey business: how animals are perceived in different languages
September 7, 2017/by Felice Peters

German translation intern Felice — Fresh talent in the house: welcoming our latest translation intern Felice
August 29, 2017/by Anja Jones

German new orthography — Changes to the German orthography rules
July 11, 2017/by Caroline Thill

Our translation intern Pauline — Say hi to our new translation intern Pauline
June 29, 2017/by Anja Jones

Translation project manager — Wanted: Talented project manager
June 27, 2017/by Anja Jones

Bienvenue en Cornouailles — Wanted: Excellent English to French translator (in-house position)
June 26, 2017/by Anja Jones

inhouse translator job cornwall — Wanted: Excellent English to German translator (in-house position)
June 26, 2017/by Anja Jones

New Smartling CAT tool — Top 5 features we love about the new Smartling CAT tool
March 21, 2017/by Anja Jones

Like herrings in a barrel - Dutch idioms — Like herrings in a barrel: 5 quirky Dutch idioms
March 19, 2017/by Ellen Roberts

nautical vocabulary in every english language — 10 English expressions with nautical origins
February 17, 2017/by Nikki Cowland

Business Growth Translation — Let’s talk about growth: going beyond the one-man band
February 7, 2017/by Anja Jones

Nikki Cowland photo — We’re getting seriously organised: Welcoming our new office administrator
January 12, 2017/by Anja Jones

Eva-Mehringer-German-translator-at-AJT — Welcoming our new German in-house translator
January 12, 2017/by Anja Jones

Wanted - Talented Office Administrator — Wanted: Talented office administrator
November 4, 2016/by Anja Jones

Careers for foreign language students — Top 10 jobs using foreign languages
October 26, 2016/by Anja Jones

inhouse translator job cornwall — Wanted: Excellent English to German translator (in-house position)
September 22, 2016/by Anja Jones

johanna-german-translation-intern — Meet our new translation intern Johanna
September 22, 2016/by Anja Jones

the-challenges-of-translating-poetry — The challenges of translating poetry
September 7, 2016/by Noreen Ropers

Translation-intern-Noreen — My first steps into the world of translation
September 7, 2016/by Noreen Ropers

Project manager Esteban — Meet our new German project manager Esteban
September 5, 2016/by Anja Jones

machine translation in tourism marketing — Machine translation in tourism marketing: The difference between giving information and selling a service
August 22, 2016/by Anja Jones

different-approaches-to-grammar — Grammatically speaking: Different approaches to grammar
August 17, 2016/by Noreen Ropers

Translation project manager — Wanted: Talented project manager
July 19, 2016/by Anja Jones

translating-voices-subtitling — Translating voices: Subtitling
July 15, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

noreen-translation-intern — Introducing Noreen, our translation intern for the summer
July 11, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

eiffel-tower-french-culture — French vs British culture: A teenage perspective
July 5, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

Vicente-new-french-translator — Welcoming Vincente, our new French translator
July 4, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

voiceover_dubbing_translation — Translating voices: Dubbing and voice over
June 23, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

Cassandre - French translation intern — An internship to remember
June 17, 2016/by Cassandre Sikorski

caro_german_translator — A huge welcome (back) to our new German Translator Caro
June 13, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

Marketing translation and return on investment — Marketing translation: the cost of (not) translating your brand
June 7, 2016/by Anja Jones

Cornish language translation — A Taste of the Cornish language
June 1, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

French idioms about the sea — A sea of French idioms
May 25, 2016/by Cassandre Sikorski

Literary translation: what's the story? — Translated fiction: What’s the story?
May 23, 2016/by Sarah Wheldon

Sarah Wheldon translation project manager — Say hello to our new Project Manager and translator
May 9, 2016/by Anja Jones

Bienvenue en Cornouailles — Wanted: Excellent English to French translator (in-house position)
April 8, 2016/by Anja Jones

inhouse translator job cornwall — Wanted: Excellent English to German translator (in-house position)
April 8, 2016/by Anja Jones

french translation intern — Welcoming our French translation intern Cassandre
April 4, 2016/by Théophile Clouet

Translation internship at AJT — What to expect from a translation internship at AJT
March 15, 2016/by Katja Velicko

creative writing for translators - tone of voice — Creative writing exercise for translators: tone of voice
March 8, 2016/by Anja Jones

katja_translation_intern — Welcoming new translation intern Katja
February 18, 2016/by Daniel Wagener

AJT at the ELIA Together 2016 — ELIA Together: About growth, values and challenges in the translation industry
February 15, 2016/by Anja Jones

Web trends affecting translation industry 2016 — 3 key web trends that will affect the translation industry in 2016
January 14, 2016/by Anja Jones

Marketing translation: Translating calls to action — Translating calls to action: 3 tips for English to German marketing translation
December 4, 2015/by Anja Jones

What makes an excellent translator — What makes an excellent freelance translator? 5 traits that translation agencies look for
November 20, 2015/by Anja Jones

creative-writing-for-translators-adding-empathy — Creative writing for translators: adding empathy to a text
October 16, 2015/by Anja Jones

creative-writing-for-trasnlators-using-a-brief — Creative writing for translators: Writing a marketing text to a brief
October 9, 2015/by Anja Jones

caro-translation-internship-in-cornwall — Bye bye AJT: My translation internship in Cornwall
September 30, 2015/by Caroline Thill

Daniel-Wagener-German-translator — Introducing our new German translator
September 24, 2015/by Anja Jones

Cardinal sins for translator CVs — 5 cardinal sins that will land your translator CV in the bin
September 14, 2015/by Anja Jones

creative-writing-exercises — To be continued … creative writing exercises to nurture translation talent
September 11, 2015/by Anja Jones

Entrepreneurs that surf: A day out at Finisterre

September 2, 2015/by Anja Jones

translation-as-language-practice — Honing your language skills: Learning through translation
August 28, 2015/by Caroline Thill

french idioms about butter — Utterly butterly: My favourite 5 French idioms all about butter
August 21, 2015/by Théophile Clouet

How the weak Euro affects freelance translators — How the weak Euro affects freelance translators
July 6, 2015/by Anja Jones

Caro & Anja — New translation intern in the house: A big welcome to Caro!
July 1, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

AJT celebrates fifth birthday — Let’s celebrate: AJT is 5 years old!
June 5, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

Our new French in-house translator Théophile Clouet — Introducing our new French in-house translator
May 12, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

Exporting to Europe? Know your public holidays — Exporting to Europe? Know your public holidays
May 1, 2015/by Anja Jones

Taking your eco-brand abroad

April 23, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

German idioms — German idioms: It’s all about the sausage
April 16, 2015/by Anja Jones

inhouse translator job cornwall — Wanted: Excellent English to German translator for full-time position
April 14, 2015/by Anja Jones

Translation internship — My life in Cornwall: A translation intern’s dream
April 10, 2015/by AJT Intern

British-culture-5-charming-cultural-quirks — Oh how very British: 5 charming cultural quirks
April 2, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

supporting environmental charity — Volunteering at Surfers Against Sewage
March 20, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

app localisation, app localization — App localisation: Tips to take your app abroad
March 16, 2015/by Anja Jones

Boost your career with Translation Studies — Interested in translation studies? An overview for aspiring translators
March 9, 2015/by AJT Intern

get-to-know-your-customer-before-you-start-translation — Read this before you start translating
February 25, 2015/by Anja Jones

Internship at AJT — Welcoming our first translation intern
February 25, 2015/by Anja Jones

hotel-website-translation — Hotel website translation: How to grow international traffic and increase conversion rates
February 25, 2015/by Anja Jones

copywriting-tips-for-translators — Top 5 copywriting tips for translators
January 20, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

Languages at Work — Inspiring young language talent
January 19, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

Brand Cornwall goes global — Brand Cornwall goes global
January 14, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

translation technology — AJT in December issue of Forbes Magazine
January 13, 2015/by Jennifer Cadd

Buttermilk Confectionary Co — Cornish seasons greetings delivered to our lovely translators
December 18, 2014/by Anja Jones

AJT is seeking full-time English to French translator — Wanted: Excellent English to French translator for full-time position
December 9, 2014/by Anja Jones

Anja @ Get Set For Growth Awards — Get Set For Growth: Anja wins “Business Person of the Year” award
November 19, 2014/by Jennifer Cadd

Crative Translation — Creative translation: Your marketing message on everyone’s lips
November 7, 2014/by Jennifer Cadd

Smartling — Great success! AJT becomes preferred referral partner for pioneering translation technology
November 3, 2014/by Jennifer Cadd

Raft, a floating summit of inspiration — Raft: A warm sensation of tickling inspiration
October 6, 2014/by Jennifer Cadd

AJT back at school – Content creation in German — Creative translation meets content creation
September 26, 2014/by Jennifer Cadd

Is your marketing message lost in machine translation? — Don’t let your marketing message get lost in (machine) translation
September 19, 2014/by Jennifer Cadd

special-chars-french-german — Keyboard shortcuts for German and French characters
September 11, 2014/by Anja Jones

Jenny’s first day in the office — Ahoy! New team members on board
September 2, 2014/by Jennifer Cadd

Young-Language-Talent — Expressing politeness in Thai
July 18, 2014/by AJT Intern

Young-Language-Talent — 10 common Thai proverbs … and what they mean in English
July 16, 2014/by AJT Intern

Young-Language-Talent — Learning English as a Thai native speaker
July 15, 2014/by AJT Intern

ui-design-for-localisation — App translation: Designing user interfaces that are fit for localisation
July 10, 2014/by Anja Jones

Young-Language-Talent — Can and should you ever give an accurate translation?
June 25, 2014/by AJT Intern

Young-Language-Talent — Nurturing young language talent
June 19, 2014/by Anja Jones

writing-great-code — Successful app translation: It all starts with great code
June 1, 2014/by Anja Jones

Bildschirmfoto 2014-05-21 um 11.32.46 — Drawing comparisons between music and translation – a brilliant video by Smartling
May 21, 2014/by Anja Jones

cornwallbizfair — We translate your brand … and feed you wine and chocolate!
May 14, 2014/by Anja Jones

Get Set for Growth: A fantastic support program for growing businesses

April 14, 2014/by Anja Jones

Localisation: A holistic approach to reaching overseas markets

March 1, 2014/by Anja Jones

To translate or not translate … that is the question
January 1, 2014/by Anja Jones

Halloween — Happy Halloween from our frightfully talented translators!
October 31, 2013/by Anja Jones

Dictionary — Standing out from the crowd: An ode to good translators
August 10, 2012/by Anja Jones

Handshake — Hotel website translation and international SEO go hand in hand
May 25, 2011/by Anja Jones

Why free translation tools are a false economy for your business

October 18, 2010/by Anja Jones