Journal - Living Word

Insights Apr 8, 2021

Celebrating the world’s language diversity with ten curious facts

From a language that relies entirely on whistling sounds to an island nation that has over 840 languages for only eight million people – in this post, we celebrate the planet’s wonderful linguistic diversity with ten fascinating language facts from around the world. Did you know that Papua New...

Signs with global languages

Insights Apr 6, 2021

Winning language, can-do attitudes, and bilingual success

Perhaps the way we speak is holding us back? Successful people will never be caught saying ‘it can’t be done’ or ‘let’s wait and see’. Instead, their can-do approach is embedded in the way they speak. Last year, Jodie Cook wrote about phrases that you won’t catch successful people...

happy man who is winning

Insights Mar 31, 2021

Kiddie gaming stuff? Big business!

Among the many things the pandemic has shown us is just how significant the gaming industry is. But how much translation and localisation actually go into the development of popular video games? Since the start of the pandemic, the gaming industry has outperformed many other sectors. According to...

hands holding mobile phone with gaming app

Insights Mar 29, 2021

Clubhouse – should brands join the conversation?

It’s one of the newest kids on the block in the social networking space and has taken big parts of the world with storm – even with (or perhaps because of) its invite-only approach (the appearance of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and other high-profile names might have helped). But should brands...

mobile phone with Clubhouse app