Author: Melissa Meyer
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Creating new content can seem like a daunting task, especially when it is tailored for an international audience.
Creating new content can seem like a daunting task, especially when it is tailored for an international audience. There are so many things to consider that can be overwhelming, like the message tone, cultural nuances, color palettes and even the fonts. And without paying attention to these beautiful autumn leaves, those ideas could fall to…
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Translation and Interpretation is like walking through a mystical forest
Do you know that translation and interpreting is just like walking through a mystical forest? Well, Barbier does and we want to help you ensure that your words are a cut above the rest! From colorful idiomatic expressions to unique cultural meanings, it’s a lot like stumbling upon different mushrooms in the woods of the Pacific…
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Why do human interpreters and translators really unite the world?
Why do human interpreters and translators really unite the world? We asked ChatGPT to give us its own opinion on AI-language translation and basically it said to not fully trust it! Although there is improvement in language accuracy recently depending on which language, we need to give a shout out to all the interpreters and…
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I am the only one who cringes when I hear the word “savage”?
Are we the only ones who cringe when we hear the word “savage?” We are not the politically correct police, but now that Gen Z is using it to mean “amazing,” “cold-blooded” or “wild”- sometimes in a positive light – it makes explaining our “cringiness” even more complicated. Many at Barbier grew up learning through…
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Let’s start a movement to stop saying ‘your guyses’.’
Are the Barbier linguists getting cranky? Or does everyone else cringe when they hear this English language atrocity? After breaking down the use of this unofficial term referring to the possessive form of ‘you guys,’ we think that by starting a petition against its use will inspire English language speakers to find a better and…
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Overwhelmed with the constant tsunami of new English words?
With an average of 1,000 words officially accepted every year, the Language Service Industry braces for their impact in both good and bad ways. Barbier wants to make the situation worse… At the rate that the English language is growing, maybe there’s a societal reason behind it. The Global Language Monitor states that we actually…
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How Influential are Portmanteau Words?
In the 1500’s, A Portmanteau was originally used to describe a two sided suitcase, packing two different items into one space. Lewis Carrol in 1882 coined this word to identify the creation of a new word from two other words or names, like smog= smoke + fog. Some old words that impressed us are: motel = motor…
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Barbier International Joins ELIA!
Barbier International is proud to announce that we are now part of ELIA, The European Language Industry Association. This is due to the expansion of our language services, with a Barbier office in Madrid, Spain in addition to our offices in Oregon, California and Guatemala. ELIA was founded in 2005 with the entrepreneurial spirit of…
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Barbier International Joins JUNTOS LATAM
Barbier International is proud to announce that we are now part of JUNTOS LATAM, the Association of Language Services of Latin America and the Caribbean. This association was born from the entrepreneurial spirit of uniting friendly nations, building bridges for collaboration and giving visibility to the language industry in Latin America and the Caribbean. JUNTOS LATAM also…
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Overwhelmed with the constant tsunami of new English words?
With an average of 1,000 words officially accepted every year, the Language Service Industry braces for their tsunami impact both good and bad. I want to make the situation worse… At the rate that the English language is growing, maybe there’s a societal reason behind it. The Global Language Monitor states that we actually create an average of 5,400…