Happy and colourful Holi to everyone celebrating!
To celebrate the festival of colours, here are 9 beautiful colour names you might not have come across before, each one with a story behind it.
Which one's your favourite? And what have we missed?
#Holi#FestivalofColours
Happy Christmas from all of us at Comtec!
How many of these Christmas greetings do you recognise, beautifully delivered by our own James Brown and Emily Decker?
#HappyChristmas
๐ GLOBAL ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 22! ๐
Fancy a Christmas Eve dessert challenge? Today's trivia takes us to Scandinavia, where a single hidden almond can win you a special prize!
Watch our video to find out which country hides an almond in its Risalamande on Christmas Eve, and see the answer revealed! ๐
๐ GLOBAL ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 21! ๐
From quiet living rooms to bustling town squares, the Nativity scene is a holiday staple around the world.
But do you know the history behind this iconic display?
Have a guess and pop back later to see if you were right ๐ค
๐ GLOBAL ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 20! ๐
Forget the sleigh, grab your skates! ๐ผ
Today's trivia features perhaps the most energetic commute to church in the world. In one country, major streets are closed off on Christmas morning so families can safely roll their way to Mass... But do you know which one? ๐ค
For all our Trivia questions - head to our Linkedin Page!
๐ GLOBAL ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 10! ๐
Silent Night, Holy Night... but where did this global phenomenon begin?
Today's cultural quiz takes us back to Christmas Eve, 1818, for the very first performance of the simple, perfect carol, "Stille Nacht."
Head to our LinkedIn Page to see them all!
๐ท๏ธ GLOBAL ADVENT DAY 8! ๐ธ๏ธ
We're taking a trip to Ukraine for today's festive fact. Imagine finding a spider's web on your Christmas tree - would you think that's good or bad luck? This tradition has a beautiful story behind it.
Swipe right to test your knowledge and learn a new piece of global Christmas culture!
๐ GLOBAL ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 1! ๐
Our advent calendar of global Christmas trivia kicks off today! Can you guess which language uses "Boas Festas" to wish happy holidays? Swipe to reveal the answer!
While our American ๐บ๐ฒ friends gather for Thanksgiving today, we're taking a moment to appreciate the fascinating linguistic nuances that arise even within the โsameโ language!
Take a peek ๐ at our quick video highlighting how a simple trip to the supermarket (or โgrocery storeโ?) can turn into a vocabulary lesson between the UK and the US.
At Comtec, understanding these subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle!) distinctions is at the heart of what we do. It ensures your message truly resonates, no matter where your audience is.
How many of these did you know?
Weโre hosting a session for SaaS and software teams who are working across multiple languages, and weโd love you to join us.
We know that translating product and customer-facing content can become complex very quickly, especially when youโre supporting users in different regions and trying to keep everything accurate, consistent and on-brand.
There have been so many advances recently โ from smarter translation technology and automation tools, to improved machine translation and AI-based quality checks, and it can be hard to know whatโs genuinely useful and what isnโt.
Thatโs exactly why weโre running this webinar.
Weโll be sharing practical, easy-to-follow advice on how teams can make the most of these new developments to:
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Webinar: How SaaS and Software Companies Can Use New Translation Tech to Scale Into Multiple Languages โ Safely, Quickly and Cost-Effectively
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๐ ๐ฉท ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฉท For all Wicked Fans - it is going to be a big weekend!โจ
With ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐: ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐ landing in cinemas on 21 November, it feels like the right time to celebrate one of the quiet stars of the Wicked universe: its made-up language.
From ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ to ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐, Ozian words look playful, but they are carefully engineered. The writers build them by stretching familiar English roots and endings so they sit on the edge of nonsense while still being instantly understandable.
Everyday language works in much the same way. New blends appear (โparasocialโ is a trending word of 2025), older words quietly change meaning (did you know that โawfulโ used to literally mean โfull of aweโ, as in something amazing), and different groups develop their own small dialects. Language is as fluid and changing as the people who use it.
So to celebrate the release of Part Two, we picked five of our favourite Ozian words and unpacked what they tell us about how flexible language really is.
#Wicked#WickedtheMovie@wickedmovie
Itโs Guinness World Records Day! ๐
To celebrate, here are three language facts that might just surprise youโฆ
From record-breaking authors to record-breaking vowels, language never fails to amaze. ๐โจ
@GWR#GuinnessWorldRecordsDay#Languages#Translation#ComtecTranslations