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7-Step Guide to Legal Translations

In the world of translations, legal texts are certainly a special topic, not only because of the complexity of their vocabulary and the sensitivity and impact of their content, but

March 9, 2018

A Presidential Challenge

Translating and interpreting for the President of the United States has always been a challenging undertaking. The current administration is no exception. First of all, there is the problem of

March 8, 2018

How To Lose A Client In 3 Steps

Everyday, our industry becomes more and more competitive. Whether it be linguists competing for smaller projects, or agencies with large teams competing for larger ones, clients tend to look for

February 26, 2018

Ten Untranslatable Feelings

In most Western countries, Saint Valentine’s day is celebrated on February 14. In honor of this celebration, which is becoming increasingly popular, we will see how feelings are expressed in

February 19, 2018

Madlibs no More

One of the greatest challenges a translator must face are passages out of context. Without reference materials and context, a quality translation may be completely out of reach. For instance,

February 17, 2018

I Don’t Know What to do With my Words…

The trouble with first impressions is that they tend to stick around and settle down. So it’s imperative we take special care when meeting someone for the first time, especially

February 15, 2018

MT: Every Titan has its Achilles Heel

We’ve debated many times in the past about the “natural” advantages Machine Translation might have over our fellow translators composed of mere “flesh and bone.” Their lives decaying and finite

February 3, 2018

Dyslexia is a learning disability derived from a neurological developmental disorder. Persons with dyslexia do not necessarily manifest any physical, psychological nor sociocultural disorders. They experience difficulty reading as a

January 26, 2018

One Language for all, and all for None

Wouldn’t it be amazing to have one language that everyone could speak and understand? That’s what Polish doctor Ludwig Leyzer Zamenhof thought and created when he invented Esperanto in 1887.

January 25, 2018

BTW, LMFAO Is So Yesterday

In our quest to keep up with the times, which are ever evolving, we seem to have no time to waste. Technology and social media have made us become less

January 19, 2018

You can Talk the Talk, but can you Code the Code?

In today’s world, coding is on everyone’s lips. Fear it or love it, it’s here to stay and if you don’t get on board you might just be left behind.

January 17, 2018

Are Flemish and Dutch One and the Same?

When I decided to study Dutch, I did not imagine there would be so many different variations of this language. In fact, I thought that it was only spoken in

January 12, 2018

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