by the LKTeam | 13th September 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
e.g., i.e., etc. This LKTip is about two pretty common abbreviations: e.g. and i.e. We do use them in English, but they’re not always the best choice for flowing text in the way that you’ll often see their German counterparts (usually z.B. and d.h.)...
by the LKTeam | 19th July 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Optimal: not always optimal German loves to describe things as “optimal” but there’s almost always something more idiomatic in English, where “optimal”/”optimum” can often be a bit stilted/sound “like a...
by the LKTeam | 7th June 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Here’s the next round-up of the LKTips we’ve been posting on our social media channels over the past months. We hope you enjoy them – and feel free to give us a follow on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter to find out more from us and keep up to date with the LKTeam!...
by the LKTeam | 26th April 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Here’s the next round-up of the LKTips we’ve been posting on our social media channels over the past month. We hope you enjoy them – and feel free to give us a follow on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter to find out more from us and keep up to date with the LKTeam! ...
by the LKTeam | 8th March 2023 | LKT, Tips, Translation
Since 2023 started, each week we’ve been posting what we’ve termed an “LKTip” on our social media channels – a small snippet of advice that we’ve picked up over our years in translation. Sometimes an LKTip is about dealing with the types of problems that come up in...
by the LKTeam | 1st February 2023 | Language, LKT, Translation
A week or so on from receiving the fantastic news that after carrying out their annual quality audit one of our biggest customers has rated us their number 1 translation supplier, I’ve been reflecting on all things “quality”. If you can’t sell on quality, as some...
