I don’t think I’ll ever forget one of the first times I used Google translate when I wrote the name James Bond in the English>Spanish translator. The result was “Conservas Lazo” (we have to agree that it is a fair translation nonetheless). That was Machine Translation back in the day. We can all agree that […]
Last time we established that the translation industry is one of the most document-heavy industries around. So why should any of our companies consider going paperless? Well, for as long as we can remember, both clients and translators have been dealing with vast accumulations of paper, printing out numerous manuscripts, writing out billions of letters […]
Clients look for quality, that is something irrefutable and that we have to comply with. But, in order to provide a quality job, we need to start from the beginning, and that is the source content we are going to translate. Despite there are several aspects to consider, today I want to focus on content […]
The advantages of working with MemSource are easy to see. First of all, it is not necessary to install any software on a computer to access the projects we are working on, as it is a cloud-based system. This implies that all the term bases, translation memories, reference files, etc. will be uploaded to the […]
Our network language system evolves at a faster rate than language itself does. As in any language, the evolution occurs with use. New words are added to our term base, modifications and adaptations clear their way through as new technologies and tendencies become more familiar to us all. One clear example is the wide use […]
When quoting a text for a translation there are many variables to consider, for example the number of words, the subject of the text, preparation and graphic design adjustments (Desktop Publishing or DTP), and even the level of urgency with which you need to have the work finished. But even more important is knowing which […]
As the world population continues to grow exponentially, epidemics of different diseases also increase due to factors such as the high population density in cities, which facilitates the spread of viruses and bacteria between individuals, the increased resistance of germs to different medicines, the lack of access to drinking water, deforestation, which brings with it […]
Many times, after delivering a job, the client makes comments. On some occasions, it is to thank and congratulate us for our work; but in others, it is to ask us to modify our translation. If they are real mistakes, we must apologize and apply the changes; after all, “to err is human.” The problem […]
Going Paperless… that would be the dream. Mother Earth would definitely be thankful for one. I mean, we’re all still literally wiping our butts with the Amazon rainforest on a daily basis, but that doesn’t mean we should also have to wipe our cracks on nature’s face with your source documents either, does it? Basically […]
For many years I have met many friends from different countries who have been interested in studying Spanish as a foreign language, both in their cities of origin and also in Spain and Latin America. As a fluent speaker of Spanish, and a student of other languages, I always like to help them. With several […]