Who doesn't like laughing?

Here is joke for a happy Friday!

An American is on vacation in the Netherlands when, driving through the countryside, he spots a beautiful little farm. So he pulls up on the driveway to have a closer look. Unfortunately, he doesn't pay attention and crushes a couple of chickens in the process.
The farmer comes out of his house, fuming.
The American tries to tell him to "keep quiet".
To which the Dutch farmer replies: "Kiep kwait? Kiep kwait? K bun wel duzend kiepen kwait!"

(For those who are not familiar with Dutch dialects: The words "keep quiet" sound almost the same as the Dutch rural dialect "kiep kwait", which means "chicken gone". ("Chicken gone? I've lost at least a dozen chicken!")

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10 Funny English-Spanish Translation Fails!

Have you translated anything from one language to another?

Look at these 10 Funny English-Spanish Translation Fails!

Want to know about these mistakes? Go to http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/27/10-funny-translations-spanish-english_n_2774588.html

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Same meaning different word/Different word same meaning

Spanish is really not universal!

Look at how something is called differently in the different Spanish speaking countries!
 

English Phrase	Translations by Country	Comments
Apricot	Most: albaricoque Argentina, Chile, Uruguay: damasco Mexico: chabacano	In Spain: saying that someone is "chabacano" means he is vulgar.
Baby	Most: bebé Argentina, Uruguay: beba (girl), bebe (boy) Chile: guagua	In Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and the Canary Islands: a "guagua" is a bus.
Bug	Most: bicho Mexico: insecto	In Puerto Rico: "bicho" has a sexual meaning (it's a key part of the male anatomy). A bug killer was once translated as "mata bichos" and, as you can imagine, this sounded very funny in Puerto Rico.
Cake	Most: pastel Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela: torta Bolivia, Costa Rica: queque Colombia: ponqué, torta Cuba: cake Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico: bizcocho Panama: cake, dulce Peru: queque, torta Spain: tarta	"Torta" in Mexico means "sandwich" (torta de jamón) “Torta” in the Dominican Republic is most of the time refer to the whip cream thrown into people’s faces in TV shows
Car trunk	Mexico: "cajuela", in other countries "maletero", "baúl"
Department Store	Mexico: "cajuela", in other countries "maletero", "baúl"	Most: grandes almacenes Cuba: tienda Colombia: almacén grande Costa Rica: tienda de departamentos Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Puerto Rico, Venezuela: tienda por departamentos Mexico: tienda departamental Panama: Almacén
Elevator	Mexico: elevador, in most countries "ascensor"
Eyeglasses	Most: anteojos Colombia: gafas, lentes Cuba, Puerto Rico: espejuelos Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, México, Venezuela: lentes Spain: gafas	"Anteojos" is an old fashioned word in Mexico. “Gafa” in Venezuela mean dumb girl
Grocery Store	Colombia: mercado Costa Rica: compras Cuba: bodega Dominican Republic: víveres El Salvador: pulpería Guatemala: tienda Mexico: super, tienda de abarrotes Panama: abarrotería Puerto Rico: colmado Spain, Venezuela: supermercado Uruguay: almacén
Hello? (answering telephone)	Most: ¿Dígame? Argentina, Bolivia: ¿Hola? Cuba: ¿Oigo? Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru, Venezuela: ¿Aló? Mexico: ¿Bueno? Panama, Puerto Rico: ¿Haló? Uruguay: ¿Aló? ¿Hola?
Hot pepper	Most: chile Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela, Peru: ají Colombia, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico: ají picante Costa Rica: chile picante Ecuador: pimiento picante Spain: guindilla
Jacket	Most: chaqueta Argentina: campera Dominican Republic, Panama: saco Mexico: chamarra Peru: casca Puerto Rico: blazer (women), gabán (men)	In Spain, for example, a "saco" is a large bag, for example, a large bag of potatoes. In Mexico "saco" is used for suits.
Lawn	Most: césped Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Peru: pasto Colombia: hierba, manga, pasto, prado Cuba, Dominican Republic: yerba Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela: grama Puerto Rico: grama, pasto	In Spain: "pasto" is grass for animals (for grazing) and "grama" is a type of grass for the lawn.
Muffin	Most: panecillo Argentina, Colombia: muffin Bolivia: pancito Guatemala: mollete Mexico: muffin, panqué, pastelito Peru: quequito Venezuela: ponqué	In some countries: "panecillo" is a dinner roll and "panqué" is a pancake.
Popcorn	Cuba: rositas de maíz Argentina: pochoclo Venezuela: cotufa Spain: palomitas, palomitas de maíz	“Palomitas” can also mean little pigeons
Sidewalk	Mexico: banqueta, acera In many countries: "acera"	In Spain: "banqueta" is a bench

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How do you pronounce Les Misérables?

After the French novel based film, Les Misérables, was released, everyone have been trying to pronounce this name. Take a look at the different pronunciations of Les Misérables! I hope you laugh as much as we did.

When it comes to French we can all agree that it is a Romance and romantic language but how romantic to do think these people sound when they say it?

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À plus tard mes amies. 

Our ISO Certifications!

Sometimes pictures are all you need to tell a story.

We completed the process and LingPerfect is now ISO certified!

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Most translated literary works

Take a look at the following list of the most translated literary work I found on Wikipedia

1. The Bible
2. Pinocchio
3.  What Does the Bible Really Teach?
4.  The Watchtower, Announcing Jehovah's Kingdom
5. Pilgrim's Progress
6. The Little Prince
7. Andersen's Fairy Tales
8. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
9. Steps to Christ
10. New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures

If Pinocchio and the Ugly Duckling are there (Andersen's Fairy Tales), where are the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales? Where is the Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella and the Sleeping Beauty?
Please let us know what you think and comment below!

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We are finally ISO Certified!

After many months of hard work we are very happy to announce... LingPerfect is now ISO certified!

What is ISO Certification? Why does it matter? Why do people pull their hair out for months on ends checking off boxes and jumping through  hoops to get it? For those of you who aren't aware, we've put together a very short overview below.

The International Organization for Standardization or better known as ISO was founded in 1947. It is an international standard-setting body formed by representatives from various national standards organizations.

When ISO began in 1926 as the International Federation of the National Standardizing Associations (ISA), it only concentrated in mechanical engineering. These days they have published more than 19,500 International Standards covering almost all aspects of technology and business, from food safety to computers, agriculture to healthcare. Once a company is ISO certified it ensures that products and services are safe, reliable and high quality.

ISO certification is not easy to obtain and there are eight very important steps a company must perform to acquire this certification according to www.dummies.com

1.    Get commitment from top management to ensure success.

2.    Train all employees on the basics of quality.

3.    Prepare your quality policy manual.

4.    Document operating procedures.

5.    Perform an internal audit.

6.    Select an ISO certification agency to use.

7.    Have the certification agency perform the audit.

8.    If you pass the audit, congratulations!

With our ISO 9001 and EN 15038 certifications, you will be guaranteed a high level of quality assurance at every stage of your project. Our ISO 9001 certification qualifies that our internal systems are effective, consistent and efficient. The second certification, EN 15038, reflects the dedication to customer service that is built into our systems. It shows that we strive to meet the highest expectations and requirements for all our customers with every project. 

An additional reason ISO certification is significant, is that in certain industries, such as pharmaceuticals, translations must be completed be ISO certified companies. This requirement is laid out in the regulatory guidelines for this industry. The reasons behind the guidelines are perfectly understandable if you recognize this industry is one that must follow strict processes and procedures to produce high quality, safe, effective products. Working with an ISO certified company gives the added reassurance that there won't be extremely dangerous or costly mistakes from mistranslations.

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