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| reach out to people from other cultures. They were | | | | necessarily get is the intended meaning of the |
| also, not coincidentally, the principal users of | | | | communication, something that only a human being |
| professional translation services. | | | | can provide. |
| But in the last decade or so, the world has changed. | | | | Language, especially English, is tricky. It's full of |
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| internationally. | | | | say it in the language into which you are having it |
| English is the established medium of communication in | | | | translated. This is true benefit of professional |
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| person you're communicating with speaks the | | | | retain the meaning and flavor of what you're trying |
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| lost in the translation, creating problems that actually | | | | skills to your best advantage. |