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Foods and the Places They’re Named After
Baked Alaska, Chicken Kiev, Buffalo wings . . . there are so many foods you’re probably used to calling by the names of places around
September 14, 2023 No Comments
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For Translation Buyers
What Is a CAT Tool and How Can It Help Your Organization?
Are you fond of CATTs? No, we’re not talking about the household pets with whiskers and litterboxes—for translators, CATT stands for Computer-Assisted Translation Tools. In
September 7, 2023 No Comments
For Translation Buyers
Does Machine Translation Hallucinate Electric Sheep?
Robots may not dream, but they do hallucinate. With artificial intelligence at the center of the media spotlight lately, the tendency of algorithm-based technology to
August 31, 2023 No Comments
For Translation Buyers
Transliteration vs. Translation
You say potato, I say ποτατο. Here we have just one example of transliteration. Well, what is transliteration? How is transliteration different from translation? In
August 24, 2023 No Comments
Languages
What Are Dead Languages?
“Latin is a language as dead as dead can be,” runs an old schoolroom verse, “it killed the ancient Romans and now it’s killing me!”
August 17, 2023 No Comments
For Translation Buyers
Evergreen vs Trending Content: Multilingual
Are you content with your content strategy? Today, the content you offer consumers is just as important as the products or services you want them
July 27, 2023 No Comments
For Translation Buyers
Dialects, Ethnolects, and Sociolects
Why do we speak the way that we do? Examples of our particular language varieties are scattered everywhere throughout our everyday lives—whether we say you
July 20, 2023 No Comments
Languages
The Effects of Migration on Local Language
Language is never static—it grows and changes along with its environment and, most importantly, its speakers. With the global number of international migrants estimated at
July 6, 2023 No Comments
Languages
All About the Afrikaans Language
You may have seen monuments that celebrate famous events, global celebrities, or even animals, but have you ever seen a monument dedicated to a language?
June 8, 2023 No Comments
Languages
Yiddish Language 101
“He’s just extra meshuggeneh today,” I sigh when our cat is sprinting around the apartment, knocking tchotchkes off the shelves left and right. As someone
May 25, 2023 No Comments
For Translation Buyers
Translation Technology 101: CAT Tools, Machine Translation, and Post-Editing
What is a CAT tool? What does post-editing mean? There are many different technical terms used throughout the language and translation industry. In this blog
April 20, 2023 No Comments
For Translation Buyers
What You Should Know About AI Chatbots (Pt. 2)
The rise of AI chatbots is so meteoric, it’s hard to keep up. In fact, since writing Part 1 of this post, OpenAI has already
March 30, 2023 No Comments
