Is there an app for that?
In this fast paced world, as we travel and go on the most remote of places, there are millions of ways to stay connected. We can travel to Hong Kong,
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May 6, 2014
Why Applications Should Be Localized
In recent years, the need to localize products has grown significantly, above all in the field of IT. Why is there such a focus on localization in this area? It’s
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May 2, 2014
Can Artificial Languages Be Established?
Artificial languages, that is, languages constructed by humans based on the study of “natural” languages, have been created throughout history for multiple (and, indeed, very interesting) reasons, although they have
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April 30, 2014
Game of Thrones in the Real Academia
Much has been said about the Real Academia Española of late. Much has also been said about its academics, sitting in ornate chairs with their corresponding letter engraved in wood
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April 25, 2014
How On-Site Translations Can Help Your Business
Businesses are always looking to expand their markets once they reach a certain level of success, and a great way to expand is to reach out to foreign markets as
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April 24, 2014
García Márquez and Translation
After hearing the sad news last week about the death of the great author Gabriel García Márquez, I began to think about how difficult it must have been to translate
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April 23, 2014
On Tattoos and Translation
For a few years now, it’s been fashionable to get a tattoo of some word that has a special meaning for the person in question, but in another language… and
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April 21, 2014
Does U.S. Spanish Exist?
On many occasions, when translators consult with our clients about which Spanish-speaking public they want to address, we come across the answer that “we want a translation in U.S. Spanish.”
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April 18, 2014
Do You Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the world based on its number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese. It can therefore be very useful to know, given that it
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April 16, 2014
European Portuguese or Brazilian Portuguese?
Just as in previous posts we looked at the differences that exist in a single language depending on the region where it’s spoken, in this post we’ll analyze the differences
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April 11, 2014
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 in southern China, who have
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April 9, 2014
How to Translate a Publisher File
It is not that common, but occasionally it happens that a document to be translated is sent in MS Publisher format (.pub). This tool belongs to the Microsoft Office packet,
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April 4, 2014