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                                            GRANT THORTON  [LOGO]

                                            
Globalink, Inc. and Subsidiary              Grant Thorton LLP   Accountants and
9302 Lee Highway                                                Management Consultants
Fairfax, Virginia 22031-1208                      
                                                                The U.S. Member Firm of
                                                                Grant Thornton International



Dear Sirs:

We have issued our report  dated March 1, 1996,  accompanying  the  consolidated
financial  statements of Globalink,  Inc., and Subsidiary  appearing in the 1995
Annual Report of the Company to its  shareholders and accompanying the schedules
included  in the Annual  Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended  December  31,
1995, which are  incorporated by reference in this  Registration  Statement.  We
consent to the  incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement of the
aforementioned  reports  and to the use of our  name  as it  appears  under  the
caption "Experts."



Vienna, Virginia
November 4, 1996