Gender Assumptions
Something that pops up again and again in translations to English is the use of male generic pronouns when talking about a person or people in general. In this modern
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October 14, 2010
Helping Clients Discover the Translation They Are Looking For
As in other sectors, determining what you want is essential for ensuring that the final product you receive is is entirely satisfying. If I go to a dressmaker and I
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October 13, 2010
How Movie Titles Are Chosen
A good title can lead us to read an article, buy a book, watch a movie, etc. In the same way, a poor title can discourage us from doing any
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October 7, 2010
Tasty translations
The fine art of cuisine has, as of late, become an unstoppable trend. If we add this craze to globalization, we end up with a considerable number of clients who
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September 30, 2010
September 30, 2010
When Time Is Money
When a person or company needs a translation, they often believe that the most cost-effective and simple way is to do it themselves. Someone knows someone who speaks the language
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September 28, 2010
Intercultural Communication and its Implications for Websites
Intercultural communication, according to Ting-Toomey, involves a process of symbolic exchange in which individuals from two (or more) different cultural communities negotiate shared meanings in an interactive situation. With respect
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September 27, 2010
Costs and Pricing for Desktop Publishing, or DTP
In a previous post, I described desktop publishing, or DTP. Now I will talk about how to quote this service. There are three ways to quote design work: by page,
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September 23, 2010
The Translation of Comic Books
The different types of translations have different types of complexities and, on this occasion, I will make a brief review of the problems that may face a translator of comic
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September 22, 2010
Online Translation Services on Television?
And since technology does not rest … now it appears that search engines will add translation services to different devices. When a user uploads a video to the Web, in
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September 21, 2010
Common Translation Errors
There is, unfortunately, the general thought that anyone who speaks English (or any other language) is able to translate.It is essential to understand that, in general, a translator is a
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September 16, 2010
Tips for Internationalization on the Web
Below is a synthesis of issues to be considered to improve “internalization” on the Web. * Coding: for content, databases, etc., Unicode is recommended for use whenever possible. It is
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September 14, 2010