‘Happy to see each other again’
20 juni 2022
Taalcentrum-VU Freelancers’ Day 2022.
Sometime, some time or sometimes?
03 oktober 2019
How do I know .. when I should use sometime, some time or sometimes?
I look forward to seeing you next week
10 september 2019
One construction in English that can pose difficulties for non-native speakers is this one: I look forward to seeing you next week. This phrase can sound incorrect to many non-native speakers, who have dutifully learned that to is followed by a verb in the infinitive, not an -ing form. They feel 'sure' that this sentence should be I'm looking forward to see you next week. Well, no. With this phrase, a different rule is being applied.
Brexit: new commercial opportunities or communication quagmire?
23 juli 2019
The prospect of Brexit still looms large, and Dutch and British companies alike face a long list of challenges as a result. Intercultural communication is tricky enough as it is, and Brexit isn’t likely to make things any easier. That’s why Taalcentrum-VU is launching a website to help companies that are struggling with Brexit-related communication problems.
Translation process part 3: revision
14 juni 2019
The Taalcentrum-VU translation process consists of three steps: project coordination, the translation itself and revision. In this three-part series on the translation process, we explain what’s involved in each step.
Translation process part 2: the translation
28 mei 2019
The Taalcentrum-VU translation process consists of three steps: project coordination, the translation itself and revision. In this three-part series on the translation process, we explain what’s involved in each step.
Translation process part 1: project coordination
17 mei 2019
The Taalcentrum-VU translation process consists of three steps: project coordination, the translation itself and revision. In this three-part series on the translation process, we explain what’s involved in each step.
