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Unraveling the Lexicon of Law Across Borders!

🌎⚖️ Dive into our latest exploration of how legal terms vary between the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. From ‘attorney’ to ‘crown prosecutor,’ understand the subtle nuances that define legal practice around the world. Perfect for international lawyers and law students!

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Ready or not, English is now the global language of business. More and more multinational companies are mandating English as the common corporate language—Airbus, Daimler-Chrysler, Fast Retailing, Nokia, Renault, Samsung, SAP, Technicolor, and Microsoft in Beijing, to name a few—in an attempt to facilitate communication and performance across geographically diverse functions and business endeavors.
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Why English Only?

Three primary reasons are driving the move toward English as a corporate standard.
1) Competitive pressure

Companies that fail to devise a language strategy are essentially limiting their growth opportunities to the markets where their language is spoken, clearly putting themselves at a disadvantage to competitors that have adopted English-only policies.
2) Globalization of tasks and resources

Better language comprehension gives employees more firsthand information, which is vital to good decision making. Swiss food giant Nestlé saw great efficiency improvements in purchasing and hiring thanks to its enforcement of English as a company standard.
3) M&A integration across national boundaries

Negotiations regarding a merger or acquisition are complicated enough when everybody speaks the same language. But when they don’t, nuances are easily lost, even in simple e-mail exchanges. Also, cross-cultural integration is notoriously tricky
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Source: Harvard business reviewer

Being bilingual exposes an individual to diverse customs, ideas, and perspectives from different cultures.
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Of course, you can still learn about other cultures without knowing a second language, but language learning really allows for a more immersive experience.  
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