by Isabel Tawton | | Uncategorized
Can you sum up 2021 in a single word? What would it be? It was another year filled with pandemic-related words and phrases. There was more talk of circuit breakers, lateral flows and lockdowns! I’m sure lots of us are hoping to hear less of these in 2022. But...
by Isabel Tawton | | Uncategorized
We love a good idiom here at Tongue Tied! And as it’s that time of year again, we thought we’d share with you some festive and wintery idioms from other languages. But let’s start off with a classic English Christmas idiom, although you might hear...
by Isabel Tawton | | Uncategorized
Maybe you’ve been thinking about translating your website for a while but haven’t got round to it. Maybe you’re not sure if it’s a worthwhile venture for your business. Or maybe you just don’t know where to start! In this article,...
by Isabel Tawton | | Uncategorized
How can you help your translator? Here at Tongue Tied we like to deliver translations that exceed all expectations! And we also want to make the translation process as smooth as possible for everyone involved. Although your translator is doing the bulk of the work,...
by Isabel Tawton | | Uncategorized
‘You are my love, my angle, don’t treat me like potato’ – this is a rather terrible English translation found on a souvenir translated from Cantonese. A pretty extreme example of a translation fail, but nonetheless it highlights the point that...
