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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

Machine Translation: Building up the Hype

Are the tides changing for MT already? Last time we spoke about the importance of emotional investment in MT. We considered the amount of hatred and resistance this technology has

January 4, 2018

What Lies Between The Sheets

Every once in awhile, we receive a translation project that has to do with one of my favorite hobbies: music. And although anyone familiar with music may think, “Easy! All

December 13, 2017

Carved in Stone: (Un)editable Documents

Many times, as account managers, we find ourselves grappling with a recurring question when we receive a file to translate: is it editable? In my quest to find the answer,

December 12, 2017

Is language dying or evolving?

Evolution doesn’t imply improvement or progressive change towards perfection. In a straight darwinian sense, evolution means adapting to one’s environment in order to survive and endure, for the environment is

December 11, 2017

Transcription: Simple Task or Mad Challenge?

One of the services that localization agencies offer is transcription, which consists in converting an audio into written text. This can either be from a simple audio file such as

December 1, 2017

Embracing MT: Haters gonna Hate

I apologize if my title sounds a bit informal, but if we pick up where we left off last time, we may delve further, deeper, into the abyss of resistance

November 29, 2017

Who Let The Dogs Out?

If you are like me, you’ve probably found yourself watching news and videos online featuring man’s fluffy-best friends. There’s no better way to lift your spirit than watching puppy videos

November 28, 2017

Save Time and Money: Know the Source of Your PDFs

A great deal of the value that a translation agency provides has nothing to do with the translation of words, but rather with the way that words are presented on

November 27, 2017

The Electric-Kool Aid Language Test

Is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds? Or is Luke in the ground covered in dirt? You’re probably saying to yourself, “that got pretty #dark pretty fast, is this about

November 24, 2017

3 Reasons to Use a Human Interpreter

If you follow current news in interpretation technology, you surely heard about the biggest leap in real-time live interpretation in years: Google’s Pixel Buds. Unveiled last month, audiences were introduced

November 22, 2017

Translation Inconsistencies & How to Avoid Them

When a translation project is very extensive, the most common thing to do is to divide the translation among different linguists in order to speed up the process, thus allowing

November 17, 2017

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