What Does Proofreading Really Mean
The term “proofreading” is bandied about in our industry when dealing with translations or simple publications of writings in one language that are not translated.
October 6, 2009
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Translation Buyer Consideration
Some translation agencies try to find sly methods for making their customers pay more for the services being offered. The ploys can be incredibly simple,
October 2, 2009
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September 30, 2009
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Happy Translator’s Day
In commemoration of St. Jerome, the man who had the Bible translated to Latin for the first time, today is Translators Day. So, to all
September 30, 2009
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Machismo in Spanish Writing?
I frequently notice in translations from English into Spanish that the translator attempts to make explicit an author’s reference to both sexes with the following
September 25, 2009
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Happy National Punctuation Day!
Let us take this time to celebrate National Punctuation Day, wherein everyone must take a little extra time to focus on proper grammar usage and
September 24, 2009
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Overcoming the Global Economic Crisis with Professional Translation
The present global economic scenario is looking pretty dire, and companies all over the planet are looking for clever new ways to maintain their customer
September 23, 2009
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The Role of Interpreters in Afghanistan
I recently posted on how the US government is addressing a shortage of translators and interpreters in its efforts in the Middle East, most notably
September 22, 2009
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Triphthongs in Spanish
A triphthong is a sequence of three vowels making up one syllable. Some examples in Spanish would be: a – pre – ciáis, co –
September 21, 2009
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How to Use SDL Multiterm in Trados Workbench
This video offers a brief, succinct lesson on how to use MultiTerm as a plug-in in Trados Workbench, to create glossaries during a translation project.
September 18, 2009
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How to Use Two-Word Nouns in Spanish
In Spanish, in constructions made up of two nouns that form one lexical unit in which the second noun modifies the first as if it
September 18, 2009
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When Translations Get Tricky
It’s common in the translation field to come across projects that evince enormous intercultural differences, obliging the translator to come up with some sort of
September 14, 2009
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