More on Proofreading
In my last post I covered how a professional proofreading covers the aspects of style, cohesion, and grammar in a work of any size. There is one other aspect that
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October 13, 2009
What’s the Minimum Number of Translators Involved in Each Translation Project?
Some clients may not be aware of it, but each translation project—no matter how small—involves the work of various translation professionals. The “translator” is the professional that works with the
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October 9, 2009
Why Human Translators Still Have a Job
Humans and machines don’t always get along: the former are often envious of the latter’s ability to perform tasks with greater efficiency, consistency, and more precise results. The antagonistic sentiments
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October 7, 2009
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. Yet many of the people
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October 6, 2009
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, or sometimes they can be
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October 2, 2009
September 30, 2009
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 of us who are translators,
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September 30, 2009
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 type of construction: Todos los/as
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September 25, 2009
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 not fill the world with
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September 24, 2009
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 base and expand it in
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September 23, 2009
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 Pakistan and Afghanistan. Today, Joshua
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September 22, 2009
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 – piéis, buey. For a triphthong
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September 21, 2009
