Britain has now triggered Article 50 to start the Brexit negotiations. However, even with Britain out of the EU, Lacrosse Experts in Translation is not concerned that English will lose its position as the main language of discourse for business and news in Europe. As the majority of written material in English is now penned […]
Proofreading
Lacrosse welcomes memoQ Server 2015 for faster and improved translation service
In August Lacrosse invested in improving services, by upgrading its memoQ server software to the latest version. If you are not familiar with CAT tools and translation software, memoQ server is our primary CAT (Computer Assisted Translation) tool, and is designed to provide an optimal working environment for project managers, translators and reviewers who need to […]
Soft steak: does international English need to be correct?
Should I be critical or just let it go? After 30 years (sic) of learning Polish I still get endings wrong, so why criticize the language teaching in Poland when it is “nearly” right? 20 April is the date of the English exam for gimnazjum pupils, sat by over 85% of 15 Polish year olds. […]
It costs less than you think to correct a badly-translated website
That sinking feeling We have all been there. There are some dodgy links and a spammer has managed to input Japanese pictograms into the comments page. The image of tanned executives high-fiving each other downloaded for free to illustrate the corporate culture of success is completely out of tune with what really goes on […]
Export Forum in Katowice
The British-Polish Chamber’s magazine “Contact” carried an article about the very successful Export Forum that Southern Poland office chief Urszula Kwaniewska organised with the Marshal of Silesia’s office in Katowice with COIE. Lacrosse got a good write-up for the presentation we did there. As the author of the “Contact” piece writes, we pointed out some great examples of […]