Trusted Translations Blog

Immigration and the Stigma of Bilingualism

Contrary to what one may think, being bilingual is not a privilege reserved for the few. What’s more, according to official data, there are more bilingual than monolingual persons in

May 28, 2015

How Gender Builds Language Barriers

English is a language without gender. Well, sort of. What that debatable affirmation refers to is the lack of gender inherent in lexicons of the English language (i.e., any words

May 27, 2015

Do Our Culture and Behavior Reflect the Way We Speak?

Anyone who becomes involved in one way or another in the world of translation, whether as a client, as someone needing to move a thought, an idea or a business

May 21, 2015

What is Spanish US?

As a translator, I am constantly surprised by the number of projects that are translated into U.S. Spanish. I know there are many variants or “flavors” of the Spanish language

May 15, 2015

Emojis: the Evolution of Language?

A teary-eyed cat, a monkey covering its eyes, hearts of various colors, two twins dancing in rhythm… Most of us use emojis — those drawings that complement our messages sent

May 13, 2015

How Should Communication Be Facilitated in the Translation Industry?

Good communication is vital to the success of any company in any industry, especially in today’s globalized world. Additionally, it is the role of the company to establish certain guidelines

May 11, 2015

Love in translation

Is it possible for two people who don’t speak the same language to fall in love? We’ve all heard that communication is the key to a healthy and long-lasting relationship.

May 4, 2015

What do Grass and Galeano have in common?

Last Monday the literary world mourned the death of two famous writers. In the southern hemisphere, at the age of 74, Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano passed away after a long battle

April 27, 2015

The Differing Roles of the Translator and the Editor

In every good translation there are at least two key steps involved in producing a high-quality finished product: translation and editing. Generally, these two steps are always completed by two

April 20, 2015

Advances in Technology: Friend or Foe to Translators?

More and more each day, businesses rely on a wider range of languages to do, well business. That means that managers and employees alike are asked to show skills in

April 20, 2015

How to Discern Between a Translator and an Interpreter

When you translate you interpret, and when you interpret you translate, but translation and interpretation are not the same thing. As professions, translation and interpretation have shared procedures and objectives

April 7, 2015

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 does in finding the motivation.

April 1, 2015

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