Jacobe, Author at Trusted Translations, Inc.

The Subtle Gap Between Being Bilingual and Being a Translator

January 28, 2015

Have you ever been asked to translate a short text or to edit a translation simply because you know how to speak or are a native speaker of that given

We Don’t All Cry in the Same Language

January 21, 2015

A funny screenshot of a television series is passing around several websites, whose title reads “Woman Crying in Spanish” as an explanation of what is happening on screen. Of course,

Some Writers Who Never Won A Nobel Prize

December 24, 2014

The Nobel Prize in Literature has been granted to great writers across the globe, but even today the Swedish Academy has been criticized for having excluded various authors that have

Translators or Creators?

December 17, 2014

While we may translate messages from third parties, we nevertheless do so with our own words. Indeed, it is this choice of symbols and meanings that constitutes a creation and

What Language Is Spoken on Easter Island?

November 12, 2014

Easter Island, which forms part of Polynesia, is a renowned tourist destination, famous for its ancient culture and monumental sculptures. It is located in the Pacific Ocean and belongs to

Creative Translation or Literal Translation?

October 29, 2014

In the world of translation, a “literal translation” is that which follows its original word for word. In most cases, us translators opt for letting loose a bit from the source

False Friends in English and Spanish

October 28, 2014

While it is believed that there are widespread differences between Spanish, which is derived from Latin and is a Romance language, and English, which is known for its Germanic roots,

What Are the World’s Sexiest Accents?

October 16, 2014

A few weeks ago, CNN reported the results of an interesting survey carried out through Facebook in which users voted for what was, in their own opinion, the sexiest accent.

The Translation of Songs

October 15, 2014

Sometimes resulting from the decision of record producers, and at other times being part of the artistic expansion of singers and composers, as of the middle of the past century

Jabberwocky: An Example of Creative Translation

October 1, 2014

The strange word that appears in the title of this post, “Jabberwocky,” describes a strange monster that is the protagonist of a poem by the same name written by Lewis

Pleonasms in Legal English

September 24, 2014

Pleonasms—the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning—in oral and written forms of English legal jargon often take on a single meaning. They consist of synonyms taking

Mexico Heads towards Linguistic Independence

September 17, 2014

Intense debates have taken place to decide whether the Spanish language should be regulated by the Royal Spanish Academy, which, as you may know, is based in Spain and does

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