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Worlds and words apart – Tolkien in Oxford

by | 5th October 2018 | LKT, Team, Travel

“The invention of languages is the foundation. The ‘stories’ were made rather to provide a world for the languages than the reverse.” – J. R. R. Tolkien While most of us use language in some form every single day, it’s relatively rare that we consciously decide to...

The Nuremberg Christkindlmarkt

by | 13th December 2016 | Travel

Following hot on the heels of Louise and Andy’s trip to the SPS IPC Drives trade fair in Nuremberg in November, senior translator Catherine also headed to Bavaria – but this time to enjoy the region’s pre-Christmas festivities! From the first weekend in...

A marriage of cultures

by | 30th June 2016 | Travel

Being a translator means much more than being able to speak another language. You must be able to demonstrate knowledge of the culture out of which you translate. And that sometimes just involves travelling to and living in that country. All of our translators at LKT...