Today, the English language is the native tongue of more than 400 million people, while as many as 1.5 billion use it as a second language. English is the leading language in technical terminology as well as in communications, business, aviation, entertainment, politics and the internet.

The extensive use of English, however, can often prove misleading, and, as a result, often make us underestimate the challenges and particularities of this language.

“When dealing with translation of English phrasal verbs …one should always keep in mind their astounding polysemy, which sometimes borders on homonymy. Compare the following: take in 4 (to receive sb in one's home with welcome, as a guest) and take in 12 (to deceive sb) (Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs)”, Igor Yatskovich, 1999.

At the same time, the English language itself has, in the passage of time, registered various geographical differentiations. As a result, the residents of North America, Australia and Africa speak “differently” from the British resident of Manchester and the American living in Boston. These differentiations may often prove essential to the accurate translation of a text.

At InterTranslations,  the translation of an English text is not a matter of routine. The project managers analyse the parameters of the client's business, the target audience and assign the texts to specialised translators in order to achieve timely delivery of top-quality translation projects.