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Why translate Russian brands when you can make a clever use of Cyrillic and Latin alphabets? Some brands will use Russian characters to writ

Yelena McCafferty
Jun 7, 20191 min read


Another type of alcohol problem
It’s no secret that alcohol and crime can sometimes go together. During police interviews questions can come up about how much a suspect had

Yelena McCafferty
May 3, 20193 min read


Нужный градус понимания
К счастью, работа переводчика совсем не предполагает автоматическое отчеканивание слов и предложений. Нередко в нашу задачу входит и объясне

Yelena McCafferty
Apr 25, 20193 min read


We are on Instagram!
This month Queen Elizabeth II has made her Instagram debut so it was time for us at Talk Russian to follow suit... Instagram is all about pi

neil12067
Mar 23, 20191 min read


Трудности перевода: почему так важно разбираться в языковых нюансах
Не секрет, что длительное проживание в стране иностранного языка повышает вероятность того, что в разговоре на родном языке быстрее могут по

Yelena McCafferty
Mar 13, 20193 min read


Как избавиться от иностранного акцента в английской речи
Акцент у изучающих английский возникает потому, что у каждого языка - в нашем случае это русский и английский – своя система звуков и интона

Yelena McCafferty
Feb 15, 20193 min read


How I tested Alexa translation skills
Our blog readers will remember the article I wrote a while ago about how we tested Skype Translator in Russian. Now the time has come to put

Yelena McCafferty
Feb 4, 20192 min read


Если вы обратились или попали в полицию: полагается ли вам бесплатный переводчик
Роботов-переводчиков в британских государственных структурах пока не внедрили, а переведенные документы требуют сертификации профессионала,

Yelena McCafferty
Feb 1, 20193 min read


Slips of the Tongue
In Russian the direct calque of “nationality” is “национальность”, but it means something different. It denotes a person’s ethnic origin, fo

Yelena McCafferty
Jan 11, 20192 min read


Public Holidays in Russia in 2019
25th December is a normal working day for both Russian children and adults alike. The big winter holiday is New Year and that’s when Father

Yelena McCafferty
Dec 9, 20182 min read


Accent Evaluation
I have always believed that the way interpreters sound hugely affects our delivery. I have also discovered from some of my clients that they

Yelena McCafferty
Nov 3, 20183 min read


A good translation is like a perfect mirror
A good translation is like a perfect mirror: it reflects the true message and this is relevant for spoken language as much as written langua

Yelena McCafferty
Oct 1, 20182 min read


In one Ear and out the Other
In our work as interpreters, trust with the party we are working for is paramount, and we act under privilege, just as doctors and lawyers d

Yelena McCafferty
Jul 29, 20183 min read


Yelena McCafferty wins prestigious interpreting award
Yelena McCafferty is the winner of the Best Performance on an Interpreting Assignment nomination in the ITI Awards 2018. The award recognis

neil12067
Jun 18, 20182 min read


Brand translations: piece of cake?
We look at various methods of translating foreign brands into Russian, using the examples of Lidl, John Deere and London Underground. Brand

Yelena McCafferty
Mar 20, 20182 min read


Translating for Export: Language Solutions
Companies have several options of tackling their language requirements. If the translation demands are great, one way of dealing with it wou

Yelena McCafferty
Feb 27, 20182 min read


Public Holidays in Russia in 2018
In 2018 there are 247 working days in Russia and the first public holiday is on Monday 1st January – New Year’s Day, celebrated internationa

Yelena McCafferty
Dec 15, 20172 min read


Interpreters Meet in Boston
What can be more enjoyable and useful than meeting colleague interpreters for pre-Christmas networking? That’s exactly what we did on a Sund

Yelena McCafferty
Dec 10, 20172 min read


Russian British Business Forum 2017
In 2017 the trade turnover between the countries increased for the first time in the last three years. This is despite enormous negative pub

Yelena McCafferty
Dec 1, 20172 min read


Drama with an interpreter
A scene in BBC’s drama Love, Lies and Records portrays what public service workers should be aware of when working with an interpreter.

Yelena McCafferty
Nov 21, 20172 min read
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