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The Alchemy of Communication

Communication is a beautiful illusion, a farce we are all a part of, in which we like to recognize ourselves and which we experience on a daily basis. We believe

June 2, 2017

Language in Sports: Interpreting in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball has not always been multinationally diverse. For much of its early history, the top-level North American professional baseball league was marred by racism and xenophobia; it wasn’t

May 27, 2017

The Google Effect

Some years ago, when we needed information to help us study, write a paper or translate, we had to go to the library and read books to find what we

May 26, 2017

Sorting out the Translation Industry’s Mumble Jumble

100 years after WWI, a time when most countries began instituting industrial standards, and 70 years after the creation of the ISO, standards are something we take for granted. We

May 23, 2017

App-lying a New Language

While many linguists worry about the negative impact of technology on the correct grammatical and orthographic use of language–and they may have a point since now we even replace words and

May 19, 2017

Translations: You Get What You Pay For!

We’ve heard it said more than once in our lives, “you get what you pay for,” meaning that buying cheap stuff alludes to a false economy, since what appears to

May 12, 2017

Memsource: Watch Out for Spaces!

As we have explained on other occasions, Memsource is a CAT tool that allows us to work with text in two columns: one for the source text and one for

May 5, 2017

Sudden Changes in Information Density

Information density, as awkward as it sounds, is a term accepted by the academic community to describe how much information can be encoded in the elements of language. It is

May 1, 2017

How to Save Money on Legal Translations

There are three key factors in the production of almost any service: cost, speed and quality. Often, only two of these elements can be prioritized. When it comes to legal

April 28, 2017

50 Shades of Texting

The language of instant messaging has become an entity of its own. Texting has been a useful and widespread tool since the introduction of cellphones. Through time, the way we

April 24, 2017

The Difficulties of Translating Comics

Drawings, cartoons, speech bubbles, onomatopoeias, visual metaphors…comic strips, comic books, manga, B.D. or bande desinée…Surely, you’ve read one. This type of artistic expression, with its characteristic format and elements, has

April 21, 2017

Arrival: A Circle of Meaning and Understanding

“At the beginning there was the circle…” So, following up on our previous post, I’ll have to say I’m still quite inspired by some of the ideas portrayed

April 17, 2017

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