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Blog Post #29 - Translating texts

Since English has become one of the most used languages used worldwide, there has been a rise in the translation of texts into the English Language. This explosion in texts being translated into English from foreign languages shows us that the world is becoming a more globalized world, combining various cultures, in order to open up to them. By translating texts into a wider used language, people are able to gain an insight into different cultures, in order to develop a level of appreciation to that culture. Although there are always going to be problems with the quality of the translation, there will always continue to be advantages to having translated texts, as they allow cultures to spread globally instead of locally. As many texts have been not been translated from the same cultures and communities but from various cultures and communities into the English and the Anglophone community. Through translation, the thoughts and ideologies of non-English speaking cultures can be lo