So is Nerdic really the new lingua franca?

'Geek speak’ has been rebranded. 'Nerdic' is the new name given to the plethora of technology words created to keep up with new trends in the communication industry. Nerdic has even been touted in recent press as the fastest growing language in Europe.

While these reports are somewhat attention grabbing and arguably tongue-in-cheek, they do reflect an increasing 'emulsification' of vocabulary across Europe, especially where technology is concerned. This is something of a nightmare for the linguistic police in countries that are trying to stop the invasion of foreign words into their vocabulary. The learned committee of the Académie Française must be shell-shocked.

But with technology advancing so rapidly, it may be a necessary evil, as there seems barely time for each country to localise one piece of technology before it is outdated and replaced by another.

So how do you translate Nerdic?
In all seriousness, currently you don't. Nerdic is not a language, it is a new word for new words. But, there is no smoke without fire and as more people in different countries adopt original terms in preference to localised technology terms, the way that technology copy is translated may well change in the fullness of time.

The most important factor for any translator now is to be aware of new developments. Which is why we only use in-country, native speaker translators.

Rest assured, should Nerdic ever become a language in its own right, we will be among the first to offer it as part of our translation service.

We will keep you posted...