Memo from the Sports Desk, pt. 1 (or: Superman vs. QA vs. Panda)
Look up in the sky! Is it a plane? No! Is it a bird? No! It’s Supermaaan! I’m sure I’m not the first one to mention
Are Movie Titles Lost in Translation?
We all know that sometimes movie titles differ greatly to their original source when they are translated. The reason for this is not clear. Sometimes
Lost in Translation
How many times have you run across something written in another language and wanted to understand what it meant? You copy and paste the text
The Advantages of Using Podcasts to Learn New Languages
“I feel like learning a new language” is something we tend to hear and even think. The problem lies less in being motivated than it
North Korea and Language
The Guardian recently published an interesting piece that to a certain degree removes the mantle of impermeability that covers North Korea. In other communist nations
Translating into Moldovan or Romanian?
Romanian is an Indo-European language that belongs to the eastern group of the Romance languages, being the least-known of the Latin languages, coming in at
What’s the Equivalent of John Doe or Juan Pérez in Other Countries?
In the Spanish-speaking world they’re known as Juan Pérez, “fulano de tal,” N.N., among other things. The truth is that, despite being among the most
The Importance of Localization in Advertising Campaigns
On this blog we have often insisted about the importance of hiring a professional translator when in need of a translation. And we have also
What Is Nüshu?
This week, while surfing through an online video site, I came across a documentary on a group of women living in Hunan, a remote region
Technology to the Rescue of Endangered Languages
Just as photography was clearly preceded by painting or drawing, or as printed word had written word as its precursor, the recording of sound on
