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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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April 17, 2017
How to Translate AutoCAD
Files created in AutoCAD are mostly plans and diagrams for various applications such as architecture, engineering, mechanics and other projects that require technical and precise specifications in order to design
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April 14, 2017
How a 3D Language Works
In this day and age, 3D technology is as common and as accessible as having a cellphone. 3D technology is often related to visual aids, so how can we talk
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April 12, 2017