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Languages in the Afterlife

Who hasn’t heard of the famous Spirit of the Glass game? There are many rumors and fantastical or sinister stories around it, but the idea is the same: communicating with

May 6, 2016

If The UK Leaves The EU, So Will The English Language?

As the upcoming Referendum to decide whether the UK will leave or remain in the EU approaches, more questions regarding the stability of the Union arise. Not only in matters of

May 2, 2016

What Should We Consider when Choosing the Best Translator?

Is simply knowing two languages enough to be successful as a translator? How well do you need to speak a language to do so? What degree of specialization should a translator

April 29, 2016

More on Geographical Name Conversion: The Process of Translation – Part I

We have explored transliteration and transcription, the first and second methods of geographical name conversion as established by the “Manual for the National Standardization of Geographical Names” by the United

April 25, 2016

Numeric and Alphanumeric Expressions

Some translations pose challenges that go beyond mere words; sometimes we must translate the meaning of numbers or alphanumeric expressions. I am not referring to numerology or systems such as

April 22, 2016

The origins of the Oxford Dictionary

In my last blog I spoke about Noah Webster and how he reformed parts of the English language in his Webster’s dictionary. Now, let’s take a look at what is

April 20, 2016

The History of a Symbol That Has No Translation: @

Throughout history, the @ sign has been used for many purposes, but its use was never so universal before its application in information technology. If in English it is known

April 15, 2016

How Are Dates Written in Different Countries?

Date formatting is something that every translator must pay attention to. It is essential to write them correctly and intelligibly for the intended audience of the translation. To do this,

April 8, 2016

More on Geographical Name Conversion: The Process of Transcription

Now that we have explored transliteration, the first method of name conversion being the one established by the “Manual for the National Standardization of Geographical Names” by the United Nations

April 4, 2016

Simple Steps to Translate from a PDF File

PDF files can come from numerous sources. They can be created from an MS Word document, a Power Point presentation, a scanned image, etc. Since CAT Tools do not accept

April 1, 2016

Four Eyes Are Better than Two

Why do authors, writers and translators require the help of a proofreader to review their work? Producing literary works is an arduous and extensive task, and a work can change over

March 31, 2016

Noah Webster, the Spelling Reformer

Here at Trusted Translations we receive translation requests for English US as well as English UK. Although these two “flavors/flavours” aren’t as different as say the Canadian variant of French

March 28, 2016

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