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18 July, 2023
Dutch is a Germanic language and the native language of The Netherlands. It is also spoken in several other countries, most notably South Africa (Afrikaans), Suriname, Belgium (Flemish) and some Caribbean islands such as Aruba and Bonaire. Today, there are...
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7 June, 2023
After a little linguistic trip to Indonesia, let’s go back to one of our European neighbours: France!
Did you know the two countries actually share a border in the Caribbean?
This time, Euro-Com International former intern (Matilda Gascon Delqueux)...
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22 February, 2016
You have probably read a lot about blunders from big brands entering new markets, such as Coca-Cola in China or Ikea's catalogue in Thailand.
This is a common error among companies due to lack of knowledge of the language and culture of their target...
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30 September, 2009
The Scanian ('Skånska') dialect of southern Sweden has landed on Unesco's list of threatened languages, much to the exasperation of Swedish linguists.
“There are neither linguistic nor practical reasons why Scanian should be counted as a language,”...