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The Editorial Process: What to Know Before Publishing Your Book

A few weeks ago we talked about the difference between edition (editorial) and editing (bilingual). This time, let’s talk a little more about the editorial process; let’s see what happens

October 27, 2017

Famous Translations in History: Mark Twain Back-Translates His Own Story

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, far better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, is one of the great authors of American history; to be sure, one of the most brilliant authors

October 24, 2017

Rage Against the Machine Translation: What’s all the fuzz about?

Major corporations like Google or Amazon invest millions of dollars a year in developing machine translation (MT) technology. This could expand MT’s capabilities and its cost saving potential. But while

October 23, 2017

Infamously “Untranslatable”

During the process of localizing a text, unforeseen events may arise that imply an extra effort on the part of the translation team; from technical or specific vocabulary, to terms

October 20, 2017

The All-New Way to Save on Translation

Everybody knows that there are three main drivers when it comes to a translation project: time, cost, and quality. These drivers counter and offset each other: if a project is

October 12, 2017

The Arabic influence on the Spanish language

Have you ever been to Seville? This southern Spanish city, famous for flamenco and tapas, is a favorite destination for tourists. It’s part of the Spanish province of Andalusia, which

October 11, 2017

Sense and Untranslatability

Translators need to have different tools at their disposal whenever they encounter difficult-to-impossible terms to translate into the target language. We often face a few challenges during the translation process,

October 9, 2017

Suriname: A Collage of Languages

Located in the north of South America, above Brazil and between Guyana and French Guiana, is the Republic of Suriname. You might assume that if you speak Spanish or Portuguese

September 29, 2017

The 1st Millennial: is the Translation Industry the next victim on the list?

Ok, so last time you had to read me whining about how the millennial generation threatens to destroy the translation industry, among many other casualties on their way to obliterating

September 27, 2017

How Have Translation Quality Standards Changed?

Anywhere you go, you will see, perhaps without even realizing it, translations of varying qualities. In public spaces, airports and tourist sites, you will see translated notices, ads and signs,

September 22, 2017

Face Your Demonyms

We all have our own demons to deal with. And, when talking about the demons behind our language, one that creeps out the ground more often than not is how

September 18, 2017

Words With Interesting Histories: Avocado

The avocado. Not only one of the “world’s healthiest foods”(1), rich in fiber as well as numerous vitamins and minerals, the avocado is also one of the most delicious foods

September 14, 2017

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