Looking for Ebonics Translators
We recently posted a concise summary of what is Ebonics, or African-American Vernacular English. In even shorter terms, it is a form of English used
And in India…
More than a billion people speak Hindi in the world, as it is one of the official languages of India, one of the most populated
Idiom ignorance
Idioms, which many translators are loathe to agree, are unavoidable in translation. While most people with a solid understanding of the source language shouldn’t come
What is GALA?
GALA, the acronym of Globalization and Localization Association, is an international non-profit organization whose members specialize in language services, translation and technology applied to this
Which Chinese language should I translate to?
A lot of the time, when someone sends something to be translated into Chinese, they are unaware of the wide variety of dialects that are
How to stand out from the crowd
At our company we have literally thousands of translators on our books in all language pairs. Yet only a few are regularly used for each
The iPad and Wordfast Anywhere
I recently read a story that I think may be of interest: Wordfast Wordfast has launched Anywhere, that is, the first professional translation memory software
INDD files and DTP
Indd files are those created with Adobe InDesign. Adobe InDesign is a design program that is used for design work such as posters, brochures, manuals,
Not Everyone Can Be A Translator
Recently a friend told me that his carpenters removed some “bursts” from a piece of furniture they were making and I said, “you mean burr”
Rumorology
In specialized translation projects, we experience on a daily basis the reality that the terms used in the jargon of some engineers are not endorsed
