| Humans with their infinite potential have broken down | | | | but the problem has acquired demonic proportions in |
| all barriers to international trade, except one: language. | | | | today's globalization era. People with little or no |
| Language barrier is a symbolic expression used to | | | | knowledge of English find it very tough to operate in |
| indicate the difficulties faced by people (who have no | | | | such environments. Understanding road signs, |
| language in common) while attempting to communicate | | | | restaurant menus become an impossible task. Even |
| with each other. History has shown that all over the | | | | those who enjoy a fair degree of comfort with the |
| globe people have migrated to those destinations | | | | English language sometimes find themselves in a |
| where the native language is similar to the one spoken | | | | quandary when they realize that the local people have |
| by the emigrants. Thus, most Spanish emigration has | | | | little or no knowledge of the English language. It is at |
| been to Latin America while most British emigration | | | | this juncture where translation services provided by |
| has been to Australia, Canada or New Zealand. | | | | reliable vendors prove to be a godsend. |
| Language barriers have existed from time immemorial | | | | |