Red Pens Make their Mark
When proofreaders take out their red pens, their main purpose is to get rid of any errors that may hinder comprehension or sidetrack the reader.
November 28, 2018
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SOS: URGENT TRANSLATION
There are certain situations in which, due to some unforeseen event, carelessness or any life surprise a text must be translated urgently. This usually happens
November 23, 2018
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The Limits of Machine Translation
From peripherals that can translate instantly from one language to another to able to keep a conversation in a language we do not handle, to
November 16, 2018
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The Titanic Task of Cleaning Up a Translation Memory
A few months ago we decided to clean up the translation memory of one of our longest-serving and busiest clients. Throughout so many years of
November 9, 2018
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The German Language and its Dialects
German is known to be one of the most difficult European languages to learn as a foreign language based on its extensive vocabulary, complex structures,
October 29, 2018
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Multicultural Human Resources
What is culture? It may be summarized as a shared system of meanings about the world that surround us. People within a cultural group share
October 27, 2018
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MT: From Babel to Metropolis
As a reflection on one of the very first cinematic explorations on the relationship between technology and mankind, the film Metropolis (considered to be one
October 24, 2018
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How to Translate Microsoft Visio Files
Computer Assisted Translation tools (or CAT tools) recognize text from a great diversity of file formats, thus are able to calculate the word count and
October 12, 2018
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Inside a World of Translations
Being new in this world of translations and interpretations, and as a Human Resources professional, I find really impressive the number of people, roles and
October 2, 2018
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Reedeeming the Panlingua
Last week, as if by some sort of divine intervention, I had the privilege of visiting the private home of Xul Solar, one the most
September 25, 2018
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One Language to Rule Them All
The English language has become a universal language not because it has the largest number of native speakers (Chinese and Spanish have more), but because
September 21, 2018
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Would you Sign off my Dog?
As far as animal communication goes, there’s still a lot to learn. But one thing we can be sure of is that language, in its
September 14, 2018
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