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Polish is England's official second language

“Cześć, jestem z Anglii.”

by Jonny Henchman February 4, 2013 Education

If you can understand that, chances are you are one of the 540,000 speakers of England’s new official second language. That’s right, Polish, has overtaken Punjabi according to the results of the 2011 Census carried out by the Office of National Statistics.

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Translating the Tube

by Jonny Henchman January 28, 2013 Case Studies

You may have heard London’s long standing tube network hit a milestone this month, 150 years old! 270 stations, more than 200 miles of track and an incredible 3 million passengers a day on average, that’s a lot of newspapers. It’s been a busy time for our friends at Transport for London, with more than [...]

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Lack of Tamil-Speaking Police Handicaps Sri Lankan Civil War Recovery

by Charlie Jolly July 2, 2010 Public Service

Talking to police officers can make even the most law-abiding citizen feel just a wee bit nervous. Can you imagine if the officer didn’t speak your language?

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NHS Hires Welsh Language Champions To Support Welsh Speaking Patients

by Richard Brooks June 11, 2010 Public Service

The NHS just announced that it will be hiring Welsh language champions to ensure that Welsh-speaking patients have access to services in their own language.

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Medical Interpreting Services Help Bridge Language Gaps In Some US Hospitals

by Charlie Jolly March 9, 2010 Interpreting

Hospitals naturally encounter patients who speak a cornucopia of different languages-far too many for them to have an interpreter on staff for each one. However, language barriers make it extremely difficult to treat patients.

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FBI Behind on Translating Intelligence

by Richard Brooks November 2, 2009 Public Service

8 years after 9/11, the FBI is still behind when it comes to translating intelligence information.

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Chicago Red Jackets

by Richard Brooks November 14, 2008 Public Service

The Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday that 29 “airport customer service representatives” may lose their jobs as part of the City of Chicago’s effort to reduce its spending.

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