At YOKO , we deal with living, breathing things every day — and we don’t mean our coffee plants. We mean languages . They grow, mutate, change meaning overnight… and sometimes make us question everything we thought we knew. (Looking at you, “literally.” 🙃) 📱  Slang: The Shape-Shifter of Speech Remember when “ghosting” only happened in horror movies? Or when “tea” was just something you drank? Language moves fast — and translators have to move faster. At Yoko, our translator

As the days get shorter and sweaters get fluffier, we at YOKO start craving all things warm — coffee, blankets, and… accurate communication . Because nothing chills us faster than a frosty mistranslation. 🥶 ☕  The Art of Autumn Communication Fall is full of subtle shifts — in weather, mood, and vocabulary. Suddenly, your emails start saying “circle back before the holidays , ”  and your brand campaigns whisper “limited edition cinnamon edition.” But here’s the thing: those c

At YOKO , we think November isn’t about saying no  — it’s about knowing : knowing new words, new cultures, and new ways to connect through language. While everyone else is growing moustaches for Movember or daydreaming about pie season, we’re busy celebrating the magic of multilingual communication (and maybe sipping some spiced latte while we do it ☕). 💬  Fun Language Facts to Warm You Up “November”  comes from novem , Latin for nine  — back when it was the ninth month. (Ti

It’s spooky season again — the time for ghosts, ghouls, and things that go bump  in the night… and nothing haunts us translators quite like a truly terrifying mistranslation. 😱 At YOKO , we’ve seen how one little word can turn a simple message into a linguistic nightmare . So in the spirit of Halloween, let’s open our spellbook of real-life translation horrors — and learn how to avoid becoming one of them. 🧛  “Bloodsuckers! 50% Off!” A shop proudly hung this banner in Engli

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