Emojis: the Evolution of Language?
A teary-eyed cat, a monkey covering its eyes, hearts of various colors, two twins dancing in rhythm… Most of us use emojis — those drawings that complement our messages sent over platforms such as...
View ArticleDo Our Culture and Behavior Reflect the Way We Speak?
Anyone who becomes involved in one way or another in the world of translation, whether as a client, as someone needing to move a thought, an idea or a business across borders, or as a translator...
View ArticleImmigration and the Stigma of Bilingualism
Contrary to what one may think, being bilingual is not a privilege reserved for the few. What’s more, according to official data, there are more bilingual than monolingual persons in the world. Among...
View Article4 Ways to Optimize Memsource for Office Files
As we’ve mentioned in other posts, Memsource is a very powerful tool for managing translation projects. A large percentage of files that project managers come across to be sent out for translation...
View ArticleWhat to Keep in Mind When Translating Songs
When translating a song, a poem or a proverb, it’s unacceptable to go about it in a literal fashion (though later on we’ll see an example where there’s no other option but to do so). In the specific...
View Article6 Translator Resources Provided by Newspapers
Newspapers, magazines and journals are, in and of themselves, very valuable resources for translators, as reading them imbues us with a current and, more often than not, correct use of language....
View ArticleTranslation Services: a Plethora of Options
What translation services should a client pay for? Which are the most effective or suitable? The truth is that when it comes to requesting a translation order and providing a quote thereof, there’s a...
View Article5 Reasons to Use a Professional Translation Company
So you need to translate something and you’re considering your options. Perhaps you took some language classes in school, or maybe you’ve got an old friend who speaks the requisite foreign tongue....
View Article7 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Translation Provider
Savvy business owners know that the world is one big marketplace these days, but that doesn’t mean that everybody is clear on how to tap into the vast opportunities beyond their domestic market. One of...
View Article4 Investment Challenges When Customizing MT
More and more R&D is being put into artificial intelligence—at least as it applies to machine translation—and an ever greater number of companies involved in the language services industry are...
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