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Positive Words and Optimism

It has been a tough couple of years for optimistic words. Positivity is in short supply. Negative words and phrases fill our lives, coming at us with lightning speed from

June 23, 2022

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What Does Localization Testing Involve?

Imagine buying a watch that only tells you what time it is in Switzerland … but you live in New York City. Or racing to the airport on May 6th

June 16, 2022

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Arabian Nights with a Woman’s Linguistic Touch

What do you know about Arabian Nights? Also called One Thousand and One Nights, this collection of stories dates back centuries. Unfortunately for modern readers, so do most of its

June 9, 2022

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For Translation Buyers

Can a Pair of Glasses Help Us Understand Each Other?

If a time machine could transport you back to the year 1990 and you asked someone what kind of technology will be available in the year 2022, they would list

June 2, 2022

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Can Invented Languages Help Endangered Languages?

HIjatlh* We’ve discussed invented languages before. International Auxiliary Languages are invented (or constructed) as second languages to promote communication and understanding. For some, IALs are sufficiently esoteric and nerdy. For

May 26, 2022

Should Bilingual Authors Do Their Own Translation?

Writing, in and of itself, is pretty easy. Over the course of the day, I have written dozens of text messages, all of them with relatively little effort, which successfully

May 19, 2022

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The Romance behind Romance Languages

Pretty much everyone has heard the term Romance languages at one time or another. But why are they called Romance languages? Is it because they are so very romantic? History

May 12, 2022

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Do You Know How to Speak Cornish?

Durdatha whye! Wait, what? What does durdatha whye mean and what language is it? Well, it’s Cornish (as you may have guessed) and it means, “Good day to you!” Don’t

May 5, 2022

For Translation Buyers

Instruction Manuals Get the AR Treatment

Many of us still picture flying cars and lightspeed space travel when we think of futuristic innovation. In reality, though, some of the most thrilling advances in technology have come

April 28, 2022

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AI in Translation and the Human Translator’s Role in 2022

The world of artificial intelligence represents the cutting edge of technology today. Scientists are making constant strides that seek to diminish the gap between human intelligence and artificial intelligence, with

April 21, 2022

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The Latest Trends in Subtitling and Captioning

As the demand for content on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube increases, the number of videos with translated subtitles and captions has also increased. These international platforms receive

April 14, 2022

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Officially, the Most Multilingual Countries

The world is shrinking. Not literally, of course, but people in faraway places are now accessible through your smartphone. Language barriers sometimes keep us from coming together fully and celebrating

April 7, 2022

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